Silver Medal of Jones, John Paul, Paris. 1988.124.214

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1988.124.214

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Obverse: JOANNI PAVLO JONES CLASSIS PRAEFECTO. / COMITIA AMERICANA. - Bust of Jones, right; signed on truncation, DUPRE. F.
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Reverse: HOSTIVM NAVIBUS CAPTIS AVT FVGATIS. / AD ORAM SCOTIAE XXIII. SEPT. / M.DCCLXXVIIII. - A naval battle between the USS Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis; signed in exergue, DUPRE. F.

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 91.419
    • Diameter (in mm): 55

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1988.124.214
  • Lot: 1988.124
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

20th century strike from new Paris Mint dies, bearing Dupre's name, but other flaws largely cleaned up. Medal appears to be silver with sandblast finish, but no edge marks.

Rights

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

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