Medal of James Smithson Bicentennial Artist: Paul Vincze (Hungarian and British, 1907–1994)
Mint: Medallic Art Company (American, founded 1903)

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1965

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

118.68 g, 12:00, 63.3 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.30998

Geography

Made in New York, New York, United States

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: JAMES SMITHSON 1765 - 1829, bust l.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Smithsonian Institution building, in field PRESENTED AT / THE BICENTENNIAL OF / JAMES SMITHSON / 1765 - 1965.
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

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