All Medals

The medal's obverse bears large gear wheel with French head in center. Across, MEDALLIC / ART / COMPANY / DANBURY / CONNECTICUT; several workers putting finishing touches on lettering and gear; one holding a large tablet with artist's signature, F. Eliscu

The medal's reverse bears winged steed fighting with muscular nude male figure trying to bind him.

The reverse illustrates the story of how Bellerophon tamed Pegasus with a golden bridle handed to him by the goddess Athena.

The circular medal measures 73.5mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. No mintage is reported.

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

References:   MACo 1973-001

The uniface medal bears crab as seen from above, pincer claws facing towards upper edge. Between claws, CANCER

Chambellan's Zodiac medals were issued more than a decade after his death and are probably based on designs he made in the early 1930s when he was working on the RKO Roxy Theater.  The 1960s saw renewed interest in astrology and the signs of the zodiac arising in part from the counter-cultural hippie movement and its subsequent adoption into mainstream culture.

Cancer i s the fourth astrological sign in the Zodiac, originating from the constellation of Cancer. It spans 90° and 120° celestial longitude. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between June 22 and July 22, and under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun transits this area between approximately July 16 and August 15.

In astrology, Cancer is the cardinal sign of the Water trigon, which is made up of Cancer, Pisces, and Scorpio. It is considered a negative sign, whose domicile, or ruling planet, is the Moon. Though some depictions of Cancer feature a lobster, the sign is most often represented by the crab, based on the Karkinos, a giant crab that harassed Heracles during his fight with the Hydra.

Interestingly, at least to numismatists who live and breathe medallic art, this zodiac medal does not have the MACO 1967 copyright that the other medals in the series sport somewhere on the obverse.

The circular medal measures 69.7mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1967-151-007

The plaquette's obverse bears draped, torch-bearing youth facing right, climbing uip slope with arm lifted in longing gesture. At top left, NVMEN / LVMEN; signed at bottom right, V.D.Brenner

The reverse bears distant panoramic view of university grounds at top, wreath with garlands at bottom. In 8 lines, · THE · /VNIVERSITY / OF WISCONSIN / COMMEMORATES / · FIFTY · YEARS · / OF SERVICE · TO · THE / COMMONWEALTH / ·  1904  ·

The rectangular plaquette was struck in bronze by an unkown maker from 1904 to 1914 and by the Medallic Art Company of New York afterwards. It measures 42.2mm x 62.5mm. No mintage is reported.

References:   Marqusee 95

The medal's obverse bears allegorical robed female figure representing the United States holding torch of Liberty in one hand and resting the other on shoulder of nude girl representing Indian; at right top, house with steeple and tree; underneath, THE ADMISSION / OF INDIANA / TO THE UNION; all surrounded by wreath. Signed at lower left, JANET SCUDDER ©

The reverse bears nature scene with bison and forest worker swinging axe; large sun with radiant beams rising above horizon. Around, INDIANA / 1816 (star) 1916

The circular medal measures 63.4mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and gold-plated bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The mintage is reported as 918 numbered proofs. I am not certain whether this count includes the gold-plated peices or not.

Many thanks to the staff of the Yale University Art Gallery for their support and assistance and making this medal available to me for research.

References:   Baxter 192, MACo 1916-011

References:   ANS 5

The medal's obverse bears kneeling archer with drawn bow, facing right; sun at his feet, stars above, cape flowing over his left shoulder. Signed at lower left, (GSC monogram)

The reverse bears a view of of the Municipal Building of Springfield, Massachusetts over two branches of laurel and oak. Around top, · 1636 · SPRINGFIELD · 1852; across, TO / COMMEMORATE / THE DEDICATION OF / THE MVNICIPAL BVILDINGS / OF THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD / · MASSACHVSETTS ON THE / EIGHTH AND NINTH DAYS OF DECEMBER / IN THE YEAR OF OVR LORD · NINE- /TEEN HVNDRED AND THIRTEEN; under buildings, 1913

This medal represents an interesting collaboration: Gail Corbett designed the medal's obverse and Felix Weil, one of the founders of the Medallic Art Company, the reverse.

This circular medal measures 63.8mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

Many thanks to the Numismatic department of the Yale University Art Gallery for their generosity and support in granting me access to this medal for research.

References:   MACo 1913-009

The medal's obverse bears portrait of Albert Ehlebert Ebert, quarter left; laurel wreath around bottom. Around top, ALBERT ETHELBERT EBERT; across, 1840 - 1906

The reverse bears wreath partially showing through gaps in inscription field. Around, AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION - ORGANIZED 1857 INCORPORATED 1888; across, EBERT PRIZE / AWARDED TO / (engraved) LESTER F. HOYT / 1926

Albert Ethelbert Ebert (1840-1906) was born in Bavaria but came to the U.S. as a one year old. His family settled in Chicago. He apprenticed with the pharmacists to learn not just the selling of ready-made remedies but also the German-style compounding. He studied Pharmacology first in Chicago, then In Philadelphia and finally in Munich, where he also studied Chemistry. He represented the American Pharmaceutical Association at conferences abroad and established the Ebert Prize in 1873. The Ebert Prize, the oldest pharmacy award in the U.S., is awarded for the best essay or communication containing original investigation of a medical substance in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Lester F. Hoyt and J. A. Handy won the award in 1926 for their study of "Diethylphtalate"

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter. Neither maker nor mintage are reported.

The medal's obverse bears Ford logo under nine stars. Around bottom, 75TH ANNIVERSARY

The reverse bears early motor carriage in front of first company building. Around, DIAMOND JUBILEE / 1903 (star) 1978

The circular medal measures 63.4mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. No mintage is reported.

References:   BG 31