Bronze Medal of Franklin, Benjamin, United States. 2014.12.1

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Obverse: BENJAMIN . FRANKLIN/ . PRINTER . PHILOSOPHER./ . SCIENTIST. STATESMAN./ (rosette) DIPLOMATIST (rosette)/ in field, 1706/ 1790 - Bust of Benjamin Franklin to l. within wreath.
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Reverse: . STRVCK . BY. ACT. OF . THE . CONGRESS ./ . OF . THE . VNITED . STATES ./ . HISTORY . -- . LITERATVRE ./ . SCIENCE . PHILO./ SOPHY ./ in exergue, . TO . COMMEMORATE . THE . TWO.HUNDREDTH./ . ANNIVERSARY . OF . THE . BIRTH . OF ./ . BENJAMIN . FRANKLIN ./ . M.C.M.V.I. - Seated allegorical figure of history to r. writing on shield with standing allegorical figures of literature, science and philosophy facing her.

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 398.075
    • Diameter (in mm): 100

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2014.12.1
  • Lot: 2014.12
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Reinhold Griensch Collection

Description

This medal: rejected example, with designers signatures removed, unfinished edge

Rights

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