Wood Medal, United States, 1876–1876. 1967.225.83

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 17
  • Diameter (in mm): 62

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date: 1876
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Wood

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Issue: Philadelphia (Pa.)
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Pennsylvania

• Obverse

  • Legend: GEN'L JOSEPH R. HAWLEY*PRESIDENT U.S. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION*
  • Type: bust, r.

• Reverse

  • Legend: THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE|GREAT INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION FAIRMOUNT PARK PHILADELPHIA 4th OF JULY|1876
  • Type: inscription

References

• Reference: Holland.11

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1967.225.83
• Lot: 1967.225
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Hills, J. Coolidge

Description

Subjects

• Event: U.S. Independence Centennial

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States