Mint reproduction in brass of medal commemorating the retirement of George Washington ("Sansom medal") Engraver: Johann Matthias Reich (American, born Germany, 1768–1833)
Designer: Joseph Sansom (American, 1767–1826)
Mint: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)

Medium

Brass

Dimensions

39.51 g, 12:00, 41 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of the Charles Wyllys Betts, B.A. 1867, M.A. 1871, Collection

Accession Number

2001.87.2772

Culture
Period

19th century

Classification
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: G. WASHINGTON - PRES. UNIT.STA. Bust of Washington in civilian dress r.; on truncation, R.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: COMMISS: RESIGNED: PRESIDENCY RELINQ. around, 1797 in exergue. Pedestal bearing on one side the shield of the United States; over it a fringed cloth, on which are a bundle of fasces and a sheathed sword encircled by an olive wreath.
Provenance

Provenance

Charles Wyllys Betts, to about 1887; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1887 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • William S. Baker, Medallic Portraits of Washington, 2nd (Philadelphia: Robert M. Lindsay, 1885), 46, no. 72
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Object/Work type

medals

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