Gold Medal, United States, 1776–1776. 1976.242.1

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 12.8
  • Diameter (in mm): 22

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date: 1776

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1976
• Material: Gold
• Symbol: F.GASPARRO

• Authority

  • Artist: Gasparro, Frank
  • Issuer: United States Mint
  • Maker: United States Mint

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Legend: 1776|1976|LIFE LIBERTY|AND THE|PURSUIT OF|HAPPINESS|JULY|IV|MDCCLXXVI
  • Type: Statue of Liberty

• Reverse

  • Legend: AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL|E PLURIBUS|UNUM|WE THE PEOPLE
  • Type: The Seal of the United States

References

• Reference: COINage.17

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1976.242.1
• Lot: 1976.242
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

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