Bronze Medal of Anderson, Major Robert, United States. 1956.163.1152

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 164.32
  • Diameter (in mm): 70

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Lovett, George Hampden
  • Issuer: Augustus B. Sage & Company

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States

• Obverse

  • Legend: SUMTER. | APRIL 12 & 13 \ 1861.
  • Type: View of fort under bombardment.
  • Portrait: Anderson, Major Robert

• Reverse

  • Legend: PRUDENS, FIDELIS ET AUDAX. INVICAE FIDELITATIS PRAEMIUM. | TO \ MAJ. ROBERT ANDERSON \ U.S.A. \ FROM THE CITIZENS OF \ NEW YORK CITY, \ AS A \ SLIGHT TRIBUTE, \ TO HIS \ PATRIOTISM.
  • Type: Wreath with U.S. shield at base.
  • Symbol: G.H.LOVETT N.YORK \ AUG.B.SAGE PUB.

• Edge

  • Description: Plain

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1956.163.1152
• Lot: 1956.163
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: United States--Civil War

Rights

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