Bronze Medal, Great Britain. 2009.57.38

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2009.57.38

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 118

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Manufacture: Cast
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: THE SEED OF THIS/ MEDAL HAS BEEN/ SPROUTING IN THE/ GERMINATING STUDIO OF THE SLOVAK/ SCULPTOR MARIAN/ POLONSKY/ FOR THREE YEARS
    • Type: Female figure, draped, seated with sprouting seed in hand

  • Reverse

    • Type: Bird hatching from egg

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2009.57.38
  • Lot: 2009.57
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

A Medal for BAMS with green patina. Three years in the making, the hatching of the egg and the sprouting of the seed refer to slow birth of the medal. Neo-classical imagery and birds are a recurring themes in his work.

Subjects

Rights

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