Silver Medal, Wawa, PA. 1974.99.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 26.84
  • Diameter (in mm): 38

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1974
• Material: Silver
• Shape: Round

• Authority

  • Issuer: National Commemorative Society
  • Maker: Franklin Mint

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Production: Wawa (Pa.)

• Obverse

  • Legend: LT. CATESBY AP ROGER JONES / C.S.S. MERRIMAC LR. JOHN L. WORDEN / U.S.S. MONITOR, CS 1974.
  • Type: Commanders' heads facing, crossed cannons below.

• Reverse

  • Legend: BATTLE OF THE IRONCLADS U.S.S MONITOR C.S.S. MERRIMAC MARCH 9 1862.
  • Type: Sea fight of the ironclads.

References

• Reference: NCS.116

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1974.99.1
• Lot: 1974.99
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Civil War

Rights

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