The George Washington of Virginia Medal Engraver: Selig Baumgarten (German, active Baltimore, 1852–64)
Manufacturer: Dr. George W. Massamore (American)
Honorand: George Washington, American, 1732–1799, LL.D. 1781

1883

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Copper

Dimensions

36.47 g, 12:00, 35 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Mabel Brady Garvan Collection

Accession Number

2001.87.2921

Geography

Made in England

Culture

British

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: GEORGE WASHINGTON OF VIRGINIA around, bust of Washington in uniform facing right.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: GENL. OF THE AMERICAN ARMIES 1775 RESIGNED THE COMMAND 1783 . / ELECT. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1789 . in two concentric lines around a pyramid of fifteen cannon balls with two crossed cutlasses beneath.
Provenance
Francis P. Garvan, New York, about 1930; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., from about 1930 to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

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