United States Constitution Sesquicentennial 1787-1937 Manufacturer: Department of Insignia of the Bailey, Banks and Biddle Company (founded Philadelphia, 1832)
Artist: Rudolf Freund

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1937

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

226.63 g, 86.2 mm

Credit Line

Gift of Susan Freund Borden

Accession Number

2018.163.7

Geography

Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION SESQUICENTENNIAL 1937, above 1787 l., 1937 r., 13 colony seals in arch above the white house below within wreath on left Carpenters Hall, in center seal of the United States, right within wreath Independence Hall

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: 10 male figures huddled around desk signing the Constitution of the United States. in exergue WASHINGTON HAMILTON MADISON FRANKLIN READ SHERMAN PINCKEY LIVINGSTON MORRIS KING. IN LOWER RIGHT Rud Freund
Provenance
Susan Freund Borden, East Haddam, Conn., to 2018; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Object copyright
Copyright Undetermined
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plaquettes

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