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This uniface plaque bears bust of Shakespeare facing left. Above, SHAKESPEARE; signed at right (HC monogram) / 1929
The edge is marked MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.
The plaque measures 92mm x 72mm and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.
References: MACo 1929-064
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. |
| dimensions | 72mm x 92mm |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears portrait of Whitman, facing. Around, 1819 WALT · WHITMAN 1892; dated and signed across, 1925 - FINTA
The reverse bears Prometheus shackled to rock at ankle and wrist, with eagle attacking him from right, clawing at his side, beak raised towards his face. Around, AUTHORS · CLUB · MEMORIAL · FUND; signed and dated across, 1925 - FINTA
The circular medal measures 51.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.
References: MACo 1925-009
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | MEDALLIC ART CO. N Y. |
| diameter | 51.2mm |
| weight | 62.1g |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse depicts a hospital scene with Japanese doctor taking the pulse of caucasian patient sitting up in bed, Japanese nurse standing by with a bottle of medicine. Around top, Japaense symbols ; signed at left, P LENOIR
The reverse bears crossed French and Japanese flags with Cross on lotus flower in center. Around, HOPITAUX JAPONAIS EN FRANCE, across, 1914 - 1918
The Japanese Red Cross Society had acquired an impressive reputation by providing assistance with numerous disasters world-wide, for example the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
Only a few days after Japan entered World War I on the Allied side, the Japanese Cabinet requested that the Red Cross Society send three groups of doctors and nurses to Europe: one each to Japan’s allies, Britain, France and Russia. The leaders of the Red Cross Society accepted this proposal, readily recognizing the national and international importance of this pioneering act of Asian medical aid to European countries. The three allies quickly accepted the Japanese suggestion.
This medal commemorates the medical aid provided by Japanese doctors and nurses in treating the wounded in World War I's French theater.
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | (cornucopia) BRONZE |
| diameter | 68mm |
| weight | 140g |
| mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears kneeling native American brave, peering into distance; behind, grain elevator, air plane, locomotive, powerline and smokestacks. Above, SURELY BUFFALO ADVANCES.
The reverse bears image of Buffalo City Hall. Above, BUFFALO CENTENNIAL; below, 1832 - 1932.
The Buffalo City Hall was completed just one year before the city's centennial. It is one of the largest and tallest municipal buildings in the United States and one of the tallest buildings in Western New York. It was designed by John Wade, chief architect, with the assistance of George Dietel. The friezes were sculpted by Albert Stewart and the sculpture executed by Rene Paul Chambellan. At a guess, one of the two also designed and modeled this medal but I can't be sure.
This medal measures 57mm (2 1/4in) in diameter.
References: Marqusee 16
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 57mm |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears view of corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, with company's stag ("hart") at center top. To left and right of stag, 1810 - 1921; at bottom, HARTFORD / FIRE INSURANCE / COMPANY / HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT; signed at right, (JMS monogram)
The medal's reverse bears aerial view of company's home office grounds and athletic field. At top, AIRPLANE VIEW; at bottom, HOME OFFICE / GROUNDS AND ATHLETIC FIELD
The Hartford was founded in 1810 in Hartford, Connecticut. A group of local merchants gathered in a Hartford inn and, with working capital of $15,000, founded the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. The company survived some of the greatest peacetime tragedies in American history. After a huge fire destroyed New York's financial district in 1835, the Hartford's president, Eliphalet Terry, used his personal wealth to cover all of the company's damage claims.
The circular medal measures 101.1mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. No mintage is reported.
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| edge6 | WHITEHEAD-HOAG |
|---|---|
| diameter | 101.1mm |
| weight | 303.4g |
| mintage | unknown |
The plaquette bears seal of New Amsterdam and New Amsterdam with New Amsterdam harbor scene as background. Under seal, SEAL OF AMSTERDAM IN NEW NETHERLAND 1654; under harbor scene at right, THE WATER GATE / FOOT OF WALL STREET 1679; across bottom, HOLLAND SOCIETY / JANVARY · · · · · MCMXIII
The rectangular plaquette measures 82.8mm x 51mm and was struck in bronze by the Whitehead-Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. No mintage is reported.
References: HSoNY 1913
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | WHITEHEAD-HOAG |
| dimensions | 82.8mm x 51mm |
| weight | 141.3g |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears laughing putto in front of stern, winged Father Time with hour glass and scythe, surrounded by moon and stars. Signed at lower left, (CS monogram)
The reverse bears calendar panel in center, framed by Father Time at left and putto at right; symbols of time, including clock face, hour glass, sun, planets, stars, scythe below. At top, 1983 on banner.
The circular medal measures 76.1mm in diameter and was struck in gold-plated bronze by the Franklin Mint. No mintage is reported.
References: Cal FM-1983
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| material | Gold-plated bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | 24 KT. GOLD ELECTROPLATE ON BRONZE © (F mint mark) (82 in box mark) |
| edge12 | THE 1983 FRANKLIN MINT ANNUAL CALENDAR/ART MEDAL |
| diameter | 76.1mm |
| weight | 258.6g |
| mintage | unknown |
References: CoF 3, Marqusee 291
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | J.K. DAVISON / PHILA. |
| edge12 | CIRCLE OF FRIENDS 1911 |
| diameter | 69.9mm |
| weight | 146.8g |
| mintage | unknown |
This medal's obverse bears allegorical figure at the top, pointing onward; below, a purposeful man walking with shouldered musket and a hatchet in one hand; next to him, a woman on horseback, holding a baby; completing the group are two more pioneers, a Native American, and an oxen. Signed on base, J E FRASER
The reverse bears multi-line inscription: COMMEMORATING / THE / EIGHIETH / ANNIVERSARY / OF THE / CHICAGO COIN CLUB / 1919 - 1999 / ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ / "THE PIONEERS" / A SCULPTURE BY / JAMES EARLE FRASER / MICHIGAN AVENUE BRIDGE / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; in rectangle below, incuse serial number 00011.
The medal is a reduced replica of a famous Chicago sculpture by James Earle Fraser. The monumental sculpture is one of a set of four that decorate the Michigan Avenue Bridge. The chewing gum tycoon William Wrigley, Jr. paid for both "The Pioneers" and "The Discoverers", this design's sibling monument. The sculpture was completed in 1928, eight years after the bridge.
This medal was issued to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Chicago Coin Club, historically one of the most active collectors' organizations to issue medals.
The irregularly shaped plaquette measures 67mm x 89mm. It was struck in a mintage of 2 pieces in gold, 32 in silver and 105 in bronze. The original subscription price was $2,500 for the piece in gold, $150 for a silver piece, and $35 for the more common bronze variant ($30 if preordered). In addition to the finished medals, 11 process sets that consisted of nine bronze pieces, starting with the blank, unstruck planchet and ending with the finshed medal were sold for $250 each.
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 67mm |
| mintage | 105 reported |
| material | Silver |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 67mm |
| mintage | 32 reported |
| material | Gold |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 67mm |
| mintage | 2 reported |
References: CoF 6, Marqusee 115
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| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| patina | Tan-gold patina |
| edge6 | DAVISON PHILA. |
| edge12 | CIRCLE OF FRIENDS |
| diameter | 70mm |
| mintage | unknown |