Bronze Medal, United States. 1984.15.123

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1984.15.123

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 43.634
    • Diameter (in mm): 47

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1871
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: DAV. RITTENHOUSE 1ST DIRECTOR U.S. MINT 1792 - 1795
    • Type: bust to left

  • Reverse

    • Legend: "HE / BELONGED / TO THE / WHOLE HUMAN / RACE"/ BORN 1732/ DIED 1796/ MEDAL SERIES OF THE US MINT/ POLLOCK 1871 DIRECTOR
    • Type: inscription

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1984.15.123
  • Lot: 1984.15
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Kirk, Michael

Subjects

  • Category: 19c

Rights

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