Pocket Change Medals & Decorations
The ANS’s Paul Revere Medal by Anthony de Francisci, 1925 (0000.999.20962)
From the late 19th into the early 20th century, the ANS had a flourishing medal program. But by the 1920s it was facing criticism over the predominance of foreign themes in their designs. So the Society decided to issue medals with an American focus, to “stimulate interest in patriotic subjects,” as secretary Sydney Noe put it. The 150th anniversary of Paul Revere’s historic ride was deemed an event worth commemorating, and some ANS council members gave their unreserved approval. Others assented, but with reservations. Elliot Smith was against the Society…
By Scott H. Miller (ANS Life Fellow)
Coins, and by extension medals, have long been referred to as a permanent means…
by Scott H. Miller, ANS Life Fellow
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Figure 1. Mashiko and the American Medalists in Paris exhibit.
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Louis Saint-Gaudens, by his wife Annetta (Saint-Gaudens National Historic Park).
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This is the third and final segment in the series to update ANS members and interested guests on the MACO…
In late June 2021, Heidi Wastweet led a stellar Long Table discussion about her work as a medallic artist and…
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