Medal of George Washington Centennial Souvenir

1889

Medium: White Metal
Dimensions: 19.18 g, 12:00, 39.80 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of the Reverend William H. Owen, B.A. 1897, Collection
Accession Number: 2001.87.25563
Geography: Made in United States
Culture: American
Period: 19th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: GEORGE WASHINGTON, bust r,

Reverse Description: CENTENNIALCELEBRATION OF THE INAUGURATION OF GEORGE WASHINGTON FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES APRIL 31, 1780 within wreath

Provenance

Reverend William H. Owen, to 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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