ANNUAL MEDAL / FOUNDED 1864 / BY ELISHA RIGGS/ FOR THE/ BEST ENGLISH COMPOSITION/ IN THE CLASS/ AWARDED TO/ /BY THE COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK: inscription
THE NEW YORK FREE ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED 1847 BY ACT OF THE LEGISLATURE AND THE/ VOTE OF THE CITIZENS AND ITS NAME WAS CHANGED 1866/ BY ACT TAKING EFFECT/ MAY 1/ TO COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK