American Numismatic Society: Bronze Medal, New York City, NY. 1958.175.3

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Obverse: THE / AMERICAN / NUMIS MATIC / SO CIETY / 1858 1958 - Kneeling nude male holding a broken rock, displaying a fossil animal in one hand and its counterpart in the other; at bottom, LGF monogram and oak leaves.

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Reverse: Two men striking metal on an anvil; above, against a cloud, is Pegasus. Below, a cluster of oak leaves.

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Physical Description

Measurements
- Diameter (in mm): 89

Typological Description

Object Type: Medal
Date on Object
- Date: 1958
Manufacture: Struck
Material: Bronze
Authority
- Artist: Fraser, Laura Gardin
- Issuer: American Numismatic Society
- Maker: Medallic Art Company
Geographic
- Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
- Place of Production: New York City (N.Y.)
Edge
- Description: MEDALLIC ART CO N.Y./ BRONZE

References

Reference: Miller.2015.48

Administrative History

Identifier: 1958.175.3
Lot: 1958.175
Department: Medals and Decorations
Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

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Rights

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

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Bronze Medal, New York City, NY. 1958.175.3

Physical Description

Measurements

Typological Description

Date on Object

Authority

Geographic

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References

Administrative History

Description

Rights

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Annotations

1. Medallic Art of the American Numismatic Society, 1865–2014