Medal of United States of America Centennial Award Medal Artist: Unknown

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1876

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Silver

Dimensions

170 g, 12:00, 76.5 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Bequest of Irving Dillaye-Vann, B.A. 1897

Accession Number

2001.87.30394

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: In field two men (left, George Washington? and right, Grant? flank and hold shield atop which spread eagle with olive branch and arrows in talons perches also holding "E PLURIEUS UNUM" banner, CENTENNIAL in exergue.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: In wreath DEDICATED / TO THE / PEOPLE OF THE / UNITED STATES / AS A MEMORIAL / OF THE FIRST / CENTURY OF / LIBERTY.
Provenance
Irving Dillaye-Van, to about 1938; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1938–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

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