Collection Highlights
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
Date:
1823-1824
Object Number:
PR.221.3
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition Award Medal
Object Number:
1936.728
Date:
1876
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at left on exergual line: "H.MITCHELL. SC."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing seated allegorical female figure representing America crowning with laurel wreath assorted implements of science, progress, and learning; the whole is surrounded by thirty-eight stars and four oval medallions depicting allegorical representations of America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Reverse bears inscription at center within laurel wreath: "AWARDED BY/UNITED STATES/CENTENNIAL/COMMISSION"; surrounding legend: "INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION/PHILADELPHIA, MDCCCLXXVI."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
