Bronze Medal of Lew, Jacob J., Philadelphia, PA. 2017.26.16

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 248.8
  • Diameter (in mm): 76.2

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Manufacture: Struck
• Shape: Round

• Authority

  • Artist: Everhart, Donald II
  • Artist: Menna, Joseph
  • Issuer: United States

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Production: Philadelphia (Pa.)

• Obverse

  • Legend: Jacob J. Lew / 76th Secretary of the Treasury
  • Type: Jacob Lew bust facing / U.S. flag in background
  • Portrait: Lew, Jacob J.

• Reverse

  • Legend: I lift my lamp beside the golden door / Emma Lazarus
  • Type: Statue of Liberty foreground l. / Ellis Island main building in background

• Edge

  • Description: Plain

Administrative History

• Identifier: 2017.26.16
• Lot: 2017.26
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

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