The obverse bears raccoon mother tending to baby raccoon in tree. Around, BROOKGREEN / GARDENS

The reverse depicts mother egret with two baby egrets in nest; two egrets flying in marsh background. Below, SOUTH CAROLINA

This was the 25th of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 1997.

Ten years earlier, Elizabeth Gordon Chandler's husband Laci de Gerenday designed the fiftteenth Brookgreen Gardens medal. This is the only case of a husband and wife creating medals for the series.

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.