Bronze Medal, United States. 2005.30.8

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2005.30.8

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Obverse: THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR VICTORY! GENERAL OF THE ARMY DOUGLAS MacARTHUR (NEGATIVE)2 VICTORY PRESERVES CIVILIZATION TEMPORARILY; POSITIVE (TRUE) VICTORY BUILDS CIVILIZATION PERMANENTLY YOU ASK WHAT IS OUR AIM? I CAN ANSWER IN ONE WORD: VICTORY!
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Reverse: V TRUE (POSITIVE) VISTORY IS NOT THE DEFEAT, HUMILIATION, OR DESTRUCTION OF ENEMIES. POSITIVE VICTORY IS THE SUCCESSFUL CREATION OF VALUABLE PRODUCTS WITH NO ATTACK UPON THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS. THIS IS GOOD FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, GOOD FOR HUMANITY, AND BAD FOR NO ONE. THIS MUST BE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE!

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 36

Typological Description

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2005.30.8
  • Lot: 2005.30
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Roger deWardt Lane

Rights

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