White Metal Medal of Washington, George, United States. 1987.147.176

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1987.147.176

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 54

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1876
  • Material: White Metal

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: MDCCLXXVI ./ FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE, FIRST IN THE HEARTS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN.
    • Type: Two cupids flank a medallion of George Washington; below: eagle.

    • Persname

    • Reverse

      • Legend: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/ in exergue: H. OLRIK F. SCHMALFELD FEC/ PHILADELPHIA 1876/ V. CHRISTENSEN
      • Type: Liberty flanked by sculpture and agriculture on the left and painting and commerce on the right

    Administrative History

    • Identifier: 1987.147.176
    • Lot: 1987.147
    • Department: Medals and Decorations
    • Collection: American Numismatic Society

    • Provenance

      • Brenner, Victor D.

    Rights

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