Medal of the Opening of the Panama Canal Artist: J. F. Newman

1913

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

25.49 g, 12:00, 38.5 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.54053

Geography

Made in Panama

Culture

Panamanian

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Obverse: PROSPERITY FOR ALL, female figure stands at bow of boat facing front holding banner between two globes on of northa nd south america the other of africa and europe.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: COMMEMORATING THE OPENING OF THE PANAMA CANAL TO THE COMMERCE OF THE WORLD. thIS MEDAL COPYRIGHTED AND BEARING A SERIAL NUMBER IS ONE OF 50,000 CARRIED ON TEH VESSEL MAKING THE FIRST PASSAGE THROUGH THE PANAMA CANAL AS SUTHENTICATED IN CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY Gep. N. Yaelhals, CHIEF ENGINEER AND CHAIRMAN ISTHMAN CANAL COMMISSION, No. 793, Copyrighted by J. F. Newman, 1913
Provenance
Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
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medals

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