All Medals

References:   MACo 1928-032

References:   MACo 1967-151-002

The medal's obverse bears farmer and industrial worker flanking Columbia and shield with legend ACTIVELY / ASSISTING / AGRICULTURE / AND / INDUSTRY. Around, WESTERN WASHINGTON FAIR ASSOCIATION / · PUYALLUP ·

The reverse bears horse and cow around rectangular award panel. Above panel, AWARDED TO;

The Washington State Fair started as a small local enterprise in the town of Puyallup in 1900.  From these very humble beginnings it grew into a large state fair that is still operating today.

The medal measures 50.9mm in diameter and appears to be gold-plated. Neither mintage, bor mint or artist are reported and the date is a guess based on the fair's history.  Any information would be appreciated.

The medal bears portrait of Rowland Gibson Hazard, facing right. Around left, ROWLAND HAZARD - MCMVI / MDCCCXXIX - AVGVST - XVI - MDCCCXCVIII - SYRACVSE; around right, SOLVAY PROCESS Co FOVNDED / MDCCCLXXXI; signed over shoulder, R E·BROOKS / FECIT

Rowland Gibson Hazard was the brother of Solvay Process Company co-founder Roland Hazard II and was the company's vice president for many years. The Solvay Process Company built a giant chemical plant in up-state New York that gave the surrounding town its name. The plant closed in 1986 due to competition from cheaper sources of baking soda.

R. E. Brooks was one of the first artists to use Henri Weil's Janvier machine in New York City, however there are no documents to prove or disprove that the medal was manufactured by the young Medallic Art Company.

The circular uniface medal measures 64.1mm in diameter.  No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1967-151-005

The medal's obverse bears portrait of Reverend Noll facing left. Around, RT. REV. JOHN F. NOLL, D.D., L.L.D.; signed over right shoulder, KILENYI

The reverse bears view of Catholic community center in Wayne, Indiana; in exergue, round emblem with knight, cross, and shield. Around and across top, CATHOLIC COMMUNITY CENTER / DEDICATED / 1927; in exergue, streamer reading FT. WAYNE / INDIANA; at bottom, W.&H. CO. - NEWARK, N.J.

The Catholic Community Center of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, was dedicated in a ceremony held on April 21, 1927.  Bishop Noll blessed the building on the morning of the 21st and Senator David I. Walsh from Massachusetts delivered the principal address of a celebratory program that lasted four days.

The circular medal measures 44.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Whitehead-Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. No mintage is reported.

This was the first Norway medal to be created for the series. The design was probably inspired by the rapid expansion of speculative North Sea oil drilling at the time prompted by the 1973 oil crisis.

The obverse presents a view out to sea with an advancing line of oil drilling platforms in the background. Ung subtly suggests a sea covered by oil slick that has washed up a dead gull on the shore in the foreground. 

The emotive conservationist theme of the obverse is matched by the mother and child design on the reverse. Ung intended this to represent Mother Norway embracing the child of future prospects. The design is thus something of a landmark in nation gendering as Norway at that time did not have the tradition of female allegorical symbols of countries such as Russia (Mother Russia), England (Brittania), and France (Marianne). Ung's design adds the future child, layering in traditional religious icon elements to the design, implying that the present country needs to take care of and protect the future environment. He's followed the tradition of having the mother's gaze fixed on the child who is in turn looking out at the viewer.

References:   NorA NO-1975

The medal's obverse bears globe surrounded by pyramid of animals, including pair of dolphins at bottom, rhinoceros, gorilla, lion, kangaroo, crane, bear, mountain lion, panda, eagle, topped by peace dove.

The reverse bears globe surrounded by month segments. On globe, incuse, 2001; in ring around globe, PEACE / HOPE / HARMONY

The medal was modeled by Don Everhart II but the designer is not yet known to me.  Maybe someone can help out with that information.

The circular medal measures 76.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Franklin Mint. No mintage is reported.

References:   Cal FM-2001

The medal's obverse bears mountain lion on the hunt, facing left. Around bottom, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY; across, 1964 / WILLIAM ELLIOTT / CHAIR OF LIFE INSURANCE; signed at right, PK ©

The reverse bears wall with door, framed by Doorway / to / Protection - 1906; around, · PHILADELPHIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY · / JOSEPH E. BOETTNER, C.L.U., PRESIDENT / ONE BILLION OF LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE; signed under doorstep, Philip Kraszkowski Sc.

The circular medal measures 63.6mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.

This uniface medal bears statue of kneeling female nude in center of fountain in the midst of an elaborate garden. (CLH monogram) in fountain's wall.

This medal is usually seen as a two-sided medal (MACo 1932-034) and probably represents a trial strike or a sample piece. Alternatively, the medal was struck one-sided to leave space for different engravings on the reverse. Clubs sometimes chose to have a batch of uniface medals struck that could then be used as awards or commemorative pieces, as needs arose.

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. Its mintage is unknown.

References:   MACo 1932-034