Bronze Medal, France. 1947.140.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1947.140.1

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 68

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1909
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze
  • Symbol: O ROTY

  • Authority

  • Geographic

    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: France

  • Obverse

    • Legend: THE COOPER UNION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART|FOUNDED A.D. 1859 BY PETER COOPER A MECHANIC OF NEW YORK
    • Type: bust

  • Reverse

    • Legend: TO HONOR PETER COOPER WHOSE LIFE WAS DEVOTED TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND EDUCATION OF ALL
    • Type: a female seated reading a book, in the background a view of the Cooper Union school

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1947.140.1
  • Lot: 1947.140
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Frank, Joseph

Rights

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