Circle of Friends of the Medallion 3rd Issue: St. Brendan

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1910

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 145.99 g, 12:00, 70 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.7276
Geography: Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Culture: American
Period: 20th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Inwardly from 8:30-3:30, BEATVS BRENDANVS DEVELATOR AMERICAE PRISCVS St. Brendan facing holding ship in r. and whale in l.; bead and cable border.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: (cloverleaf) HELP [ALL SEEKERS?] SHALL FIND inwardly from 9:00. Male figure, head r.,naked except for lioncloth, nimbare with eagle above head raising both arms. To l. and r., punctuated with pellets, (cross) O YE - TIOLSOME MEN / O EVER - WEARY LIFE / EXPECTING - THIS LAND / STAY A - L - ITTLE NOW / FROM - YO - UR (cross) / LABOR.

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

Object copyright

No Copyright - United States

Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

Marks

Edge: MED. ART CO. and D in diamond.

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Circle of Friends of the Medallion 3rd Issue: St. Brendan Artist: John Mowbray-Clarke (American, 1869–1953) Manufacturer: Circle of Friends of the Medallion Manufacturer: Davison and Son, Joseph K.