Medal of the Society of the Cincinnati Maker: Unknown

1790–1800

Numismatics

Not on view
Medium

Gold with enamel, silk ribbon

Dimensions

1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Alan McLane, Jr., B.A. 1950

Accession Number

1950.693

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Alan Mclane, Jr., to 1950; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Kathryn C. Buhler and Graham Hood, American Silver in the Yale University Art Gallery, 2 vols. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1970), vol. 2, p. 271, no. 1027
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

Marks

Unmarked

Inscriptions

"VIRT...RCEM. SOC. CIN. INST. 1783 [star]" in black letters on white enamel ground around edge of shield, on front; "OMNIA VINCIT SERV. REPUBLICAM [star]" as before, on back.

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