Silver Medal from the Society of Medalists, #29, 1944 Artist: Richard Henry Recchia (1885–1983)
Manufacturer: Medallic Art Company (American, founded 1903)
Manufacturer: Society of Medalists (American, founded 1930)

1944

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

50.37 g, 12:00, 50.10 mm

Credit Line

Yale University Art Gallery

Accession Number

2011.27.1

Geography

Made in New York, United States

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: TOO LOW THEY BUILD - WHO BUILD BENEATH THE STARS. Standing figure with arms outstretched toward stars in sky.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: ALL PASSES - ART - ALONE ENDURING STAYS TO US / THE BUST OUTLASTS THE THRONE /THE COIN TIBERIUS. Male figure looking upwards in front of large wing.
Provenance
Presidential Coin and Antique Company, Alexandria, Va., to December 19, 2010; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed March 1, 2012), 43, ill
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Inscriptions

obverse: "IN PEACE SONS BURY THEIR FATHERS"\r\nreverse: "IN WAR THE FATHERS BURY THEIR SONS"

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