Bronze Medal, Newark, NJ. 1940.100.2292

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1940.100.2292

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 80

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1928
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: ALL AMERICA CABLES/ KILENYI
    • Type: an angel flying over the sea, carrying a (presumably All-America) cable

  • Reverse

    • Legend: FROM THE FIRST SIGNAL FIRES TO ALL AMERICA CABLES/ COMMEMORATING/ FIFTY YEARS/ OF SERVICE/TO THE AMERICAS/ 1878.MAY.6.1928
    • Type: Native Americans exchanging smoke signals across a body of water

  • Edge

    • Description: WHITEHEAD-HOAG

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1940.100.2292
  • Lot: 1940.100
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Eidlitz, Robert J.

Subjects

  • Category: 20c

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined