Collection Highlights
Group of Chicago Zouave Cadets
Date:
Object Number:
PR.049.FF.MIL.CHIZOU
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medallion in sleeve: State of N.Y., 1865
Object Number:
INV.4825
Date:
1865
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on exergual line, at right: illegible signature of engraver
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing two seated female figures flanking shield, one holding pole with Phrygian cap, the other -- scales; eagle above; cornucopia at left and bale of wheat at right; ships and sails in the background; scroll below at center, inscribed: "EXELSIOR"; legend above scene: "PER ARDUA SURGO"; inscription below exergual line: "STATE OF NEW YORK/1865." Reverse is inscribed: "PRESENTED TO/[blank space]/BY R.E.FENTON/GOVERNOR/OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,/CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS/OF THE/LEGISLATURE,/AS A MEMENTO/COURAGE AND FIDELITY/WITH WHICH HE HAS SERVED/THE STATE, DURING THE WAR OF THE REBELLION."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
