Bronze Medal of United States, Philadelphia (Pa.), 2018. 2021.40.8

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2021.40.8

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 251
    • Diameter (in mm): 76.2

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 2018
  • Material: Bronze

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: USS Indianapolis CA-35 1932-1945
    • Type: USS Indianapolis at center

  • Reverse

    • Legend: 1195 Sailed 316 Survived Act of Congress 2018
    • Type: Group of soldiers in water at center with planes and ship at right

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2021.40.8
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Gift of David Menchell

Rights

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

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