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S.E.L. Maduro & Sons 100th Anniversary Medal
1937
by Onorio Ruotolo
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Description

This medal's obverse bears Mercury at right, cornucopia at his feet, gazing scene with sailing ship, and group of people at left; large house and sun in background.  Around, FIRST CENTENARY S.E.L. MADURO & SONS / 1837 - CURACAO - N - W - I - 1937

The reverse bears front facing bust of founder before seascape with anchor to his left and dolphin to his right. Around, S · E · L · MADURO FOUNDER - · 24TH JANUARY 1837 ·

The company was established by Salomon Elias Levy Maduro in 1837. He started his own ship's agency and bunkering services company in the port of Curacao. During the years that followed his sons joined him in the business. Under the name of S.E.L. Maduro & Sons it evolved into a holding company with interests in real estate, travel and leisure activities, and a variety of services related to the shipping and transportation industry.

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

References:   MACo 1936-031

Medal Details

This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
diameter76mm
weight230.8g
mintageunknown
Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:52
Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico Centenary Medal
1973
by Tomas Batista, Ramon Gordils
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Description

The medal's obverse bears African slave with broken chains dangling from raised, shackled wrists. Around top, CENTENARIO DE LA ABOLICION DE LA ESCLAVITUD EN PUERTO RICO; at bottom, 1873 - 1973; signed at bottom right, B. 1973

The reverse bears scroll and laurel branch. On scroll, En homenaje a / los que sufrieron / los rigores de la / esclavitud y a todos / los que en Puerto Rico / y España lucharon / por su abolición.; around, INSTITUTO DE CULTURA PUERTORRIQUEÑA

The medal was issued by the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, a governmental agency created in 1955. Among other duties, it manages the general archives and the national library.

Tomas Batista, a native Puerto Rican artist, designed the obverse and Ramon Gordils, one of MACo's staff artists, did the reverse. 

The circular medal measures 50mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1973-070

Medal Details

This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
diameter50mm
weight80.8g
mintageunknown
Last modified: Dec 21, 2017 15:09
New York Life Insurance 60th Anniversary Medal
1905
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Description

The medal's obverse bears eagle atop globe born by two nude men, clouds and sun rays behind. Around upper half, NEW-YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; in exergue, MDCCCXLV - MDCCCCV / APRIL TWELFTH; at right, J K DAVISON'S SONS.

The medal's reverse bears four medal images bearing company presidents over wreath around central medal image. From right, JAS.DeP.OGDEN 1845-1847; A.M.MERCHANT 1847-1848; MORRIS FRANKLIN 1848-1885; WM.H.BEERS 1885-1892; JOHN A. MCCALL 1892.

The medal's obverse at least borrows from August St. Gaudens' sculpture on top of the Kansas City headquarters of New York Life Insurance Company. The designer and sculptor of this medal are not known to me and any information would be appreciated.

This medal measures 76mm (3in) in diameter. It was struck by J.K. Davison's and Sons of Philadelphia.

Medal Details

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materialBronze
edge6
mintageunknown
Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:42
Sculptors Create
1996
by Sidney Simon
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Description

The medal's obverse bears female sculptor on left side working on bust resembling herself; nude model resembling her on right. Around, BROOKGREEN GARDENS - SOUTH CAROLINA

The reverse depicts male painter tracing outline of his face on large canvas. Around, EACH ARTIST'S WORK / REVEALS A SELFPORTRAIT

This was the 24th of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 1996.

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

References:   BG 24

Medal Details

This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
diameter76mm
mintageunknown
Last modified: Jan 7, 2018 21:01
Vanity
1982
by John Cook
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Description

The medal's obverse bears Pan playing pipes over a skull. Around, INGENITA LEVITAS (levity is inborn); below, signature JC in a square. The reverse bears a man holding a mirror or mask. Around, ET ERUDITA VANITAS (and vanity is learned); below signature JC in a square.

In the 1980's Cook was slowly drifting towards darker subject matter and the skull on this medal is a precursor of things to come. By 1987 his FIDEM catalog entry stated that "his works represent an exploration into various images and manifestations of death."

In 1982 he was still transitioning and wrote in the medal's brochure:

"This brief couplet from Cicero's Pro Flacco presents a profound opposition of the dionysian and appollonian aspects of man's nature. Being deeply moved both by the wit and the simple beauty employed in the fusing together of thse diverse elements, I have tried in sculptural terms to achieve a like coupling."

This medal was chosen as the 105th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1982. It measures 73mm in diameter and was struck by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. The reported mintage is 750 pieces in bronze.

References:   MACo 1930-001-150, SoM 105

Medal Details

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materialBronze
patinaGolden bronze with light tan patina
edge6(C) 1982 MEDALLIC ART CO. - DANBURY, CT. - BRONZE
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS, 105TH ISSUE APRIL, 1982, JOHN COOK, Sc.(C)
diameter73mm
mintage750 reported
Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:54
Calvin Coolidge - Union League of Philadelphia Medal
1927
by Julio Kilenyi
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Description

The medal's obverse bears bust of Calvin Coolidge, right. Around, AMOR PATRIAE DUCIT

The reverse bears Presidential seal over wreath of oak leaves. Above, PRESIDENT / CALVIN COOLIDGE / HONORARY MEMBER / THE UNION LEAGUE / OF PHILADELPHIA; to left and right, 1862 - 1927

The Union League of Philadelphia was founded in 1862 as a patriotic society to support the Union and the policies of President Abraham Lincoln. The Union League of Philadelphia laid the philosophical foundation of other Union Leagues across a nation torn by civil war. The League has hosted US presidents, heads of state, industrialists, entertainers and dignitaries from around the globe and has proudly supported the American military in each conflict since the Civil War. The Union League continues to be driven by its founding motto, "Amor Patriae Ducit" or "Love of Country Leads."

The bust on the obverse is from the 1925 Presidential inaugural medal. The medal actually commemorates three events: first, Coolidge's Honorary Membership in the Union League of Philadelphia; second, Coolidge's attendance at the Founder's Day observance of the Union League of Philadelphia on November 17, 1927; third, it also recognized the 65th Anniversary of the Union League of Philadelphia.

The circular medal measures 63.7mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The mintage is reported to be above 3,000.

References:   MACo 1927-041

Medal Details

This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO. N. Y.
diameter63.4mm
mintage3000+ reported
Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 17:08
Youth - War and Sacrifice
1973
by Miko Kaufman
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Smooth golden bronze with light tan patina
Description

The medal's obverse bears a guitar playing youth with long hair. The reverse bears a soldier in uniform bearing a fallen or wounded comrade on his shoulder.

This design by Miko Kaufman was chosen as the 87th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series. It uses the two sides to highlight the split that ran deep through American society in the 1970's. The Vietnam war had polarized society and anti-war groups, symbolized by the guitar-playing youth on the obverse, were at odds with what had previously been mainstream culture, symbolized by the soldier rescuing a wounded comrade on the reverse.

Kaufman wrote in the brochure that accompanied the medal:

"As a whole, this artist's timely message and reminder to those who care to reflect, as we are pulling out of the Vietnam morass, that all our knowledge and philosophy has yet to help tame mankind's worst enemy—man, himself."

The circular medal measures 73mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and silver by the Medallic Art Company of New York. Its reported mintage is 1,700 pieces in bronze and 175 in silver.

This was the first new issue for which both bronze and silver medals were offered.

References:   MACo 1930-001-087, SoM 87

Variant Details

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materialBronze
patinaSmooth golden bronze with light tan patina
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 87TH ISSUE - APRIL 1973 MICO KAUFMAN, SC.(C)
diameter73mm
mintage1700 reported
materialSilver
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. .999+ PURE SILVER
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 87TH ISSUE - APRIL 1973 MICO KAUFMAN, SC.(C)
diameter73mm
mintage175 reported, 700 authorized
Last modified: Jan 7, 2018 21:15
Martha Graham - Clytemenestra Medal
1992
by Leonda Finke
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Description

The dagger-shaped medal's obverse bears portrait of Martha Graham, facing left on a round overlay. Signed at bottom of hilt, LEONDA FINKE

The reverse bears nude female figure with dagger raised above her head, in dance pose, one leg raised high along the edge of the medal.

Martha Graham (1894-1991) was a world-famous American dancer and choreographer. Her modern reinterpretation of the tale of Agamemnon and Clytemenestra premiered in 1958 and gained rave reviews. It was so successful that it even had a limited run on Broadway.

The medal measures 97mm x 102mm and was cast in bronze in a limited edition. 

Medal Details

This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
edge6
dimensions97mm x 102mm
mintageunknown
Last modified: Jan 28, 2018 19:01
Peace Among English Speaking People Centennial Medal
1915
by Tiffany & Co.
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Description

The medal's obverse bears an allegorical female figure holding a lamp and an olive branch in outstretched arms, standing in front of a globe, clouds below.

The reverse bears two cornucopias arranged like wreath, tied with ribbon at bottom. In center, PAX; signed around lower right, TIFFANY & CO.

The design on the obverse is based on a medal by J.G. Hancock celebrating the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. 

The circular medal measures 29.1mm in diameter and was issued by an organizing group called the American Peace Centenary Committee. It was struck in sterling silver by Tiffany & Co. of New York.  No mintage is reported. 

There is also a better known larger diameter medal with a different reverse.

Many thanks to the Numismatic Department of the Yale University Art Gallery for their generosity and support in making this medal available to me for research.

Medal Details

This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialSterling silver
edge6STERLING
diameter29.1mm
weight13.4g
mintageunknown
Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:31
Mark Twain Medal
1982
by Eugene Daub
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Description

The medal's obverse shows rugged bust left of Mark Twain. On upper left edge, MARK TWAIN; on lower left edge, 1835-1985; on lower right, signed DAUB.

The reverse shows Huck Finn right, wearing large straw hat, chewing on stalk of grass.

This cast bronze medal is an irregular oval measuring 72mm x 60mm. The edition was limited to 100.

Medal Details

This section contains a table of detailed medal information. Currently, I am not aware of any variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
edge6
dimensions72mm x 60mm
mintageunknown
Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:13
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