Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal on base: County of NY tricentennial...1983
Object Number:
INV.11830
Date:
1983
Medium:
Metal, plywood
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. ( 9.5 x 8.9 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
cast: on obverse: "SICILIUM*CIVATIS*NOVI* EBORACI / COUNTY OF NEW YORK/ NOVEMEBER 1, 1683;"
cast: on reverse: "TRICENTENNIAL/ NEW YORK COUNTY/ NOVEMBER 1, 1983/ CITIBANK"
Description:
Cast metal New York County Tricentennial medal; on the obverse is the New York City crest in the center; shield with windmill blades flanked by a man in colonial dress and a Native American holding a bow, surmounted by an American bald eagle, below is a banner inscribed,"SICILIUM*CIVATIS*NOVI* EBORACI;" inscibed around the edge, "COUNTY OF NEW YORK/ NOVEMEBER 1, 1683;" on the reverse the medal is inscribed, "TRICENTENNIAL/ NEW YORK COUNTY/ NOVEMBER 1, 1983/ CITIBANK;" medal set upright on a rectangular plywood base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
