Reverse: AMOR PATRIAE VINCIT; (engraved) Presented/ by /Congrefs./ to/ John Paulding./ for the capture of/ Major Andre/ Sepr. 26th./
1780 - two thistle plants forming central area for engraving
Loop attachment. Medal awarded by the Congress to the three soldiers who were responsible for the capture of British spy Major
John Andre. May not be the actual medal awarded to Paulding - cf. file in ANS Library. This specimen appears to be a duplicate
(copy?) of a piece that was recorded as being in the collection of the New-York Historical Society, described as having been
passed down to and donated by a descendant of John Paulding.
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CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
License: Public Domain Mark (images)
Rights: No Copyright - United States
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