All Medals

The uniface medallion's obverse bears muscular, bare-armed and gloved worker, facing right, removing a tire from an open mold. From number at left, text running around upper edge, 25 - YEAR OF FRIENDLY SERVICE; in exergue, (GOODYEAR logo) / THE GREATEST NAME / IN RUBBER; signed to right of mold, (RC monogram)

This is the 25 year version of Rene Chambellan's Goodyear series of medallions. All of these medallions came mounted to a wooden board to be hung in offices or shops that were selling Goodyear product. The mounting is done via a drilled, threaded pin that is affixed to the center of the medallion.

This medallion has Chambellan going back to one of his fortés: the depiction of industrial workers at their places of work.  Few American medallic sculptors did that as well as Chambellan.

Dick Johnson's reference does not list the set number for this medallion, so I follow his practice and list it with an x for unknown.

The circular medallion measures 102mm in diameter and is struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

At least my examplar of this medallion is silver-plated.  Whether that was done by the Medallic Art Company or whether the recipient performed an "upgrade" on the medallion is unknown.  For now, I list the one known variant as made of bronze until I receive more feedback from other collectors.

References:   MACo 1948-041-x

The medal's obverse bears American doughboys marching at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, palm frond and laurels around top. Signed around lower left, RENE ROBERT - OUTHWAITE Sc

The reverse bears Statue of Liberty flanked by eight flags on each side, American eagle holding olive branch and arrows at bottom. Around, THE SAVIOURS OF THE LIBERTY OF THE WORLD / · 1919 ·

The circular medal measures 45.1mm and was struck in bronze both by Arthus Bertrand and the Paris Mint.  The English version is also know as a so-called dollar with the identifier HK-903.

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 heads of female figure at left and male figure at right, female figure's hair extending down left edge and up between figures. Around, L'ERE DE L'INFORMATION - THE INFORMATION AGE; across, MONTRÉAL / 1992; signed at lower left, Hunt

The reverse bears legend, XIIe CONGRESS INTERNATIONAL / DES ARCHIVES / XIIth INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS / ON ARCHIVES / MONTREAL / 1992

The International Council on Archives was established around 1940 to promote cooperation amongst the national archival communities to develop better archival policies, procedures, and services to meet the challenges of an ever-changing society. Congresses are held every four years when delegates from all over the world meet to discuss topics of current concern. The XIIth meeting was held from the 7-11 September 1992 in Montreal, Canada. The theme of the congress was "The Profession of the Archivist in the Information Age".

The circular medal measures 50mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Lombardo Mint. No mintage is reported.

The medal's obverse bears Queen Astrid, facing left. Signed at bottom right, G. DEVREESE

The reverse bears cross in center field. Around, · LA CROIX ROUGE · / RECONNAISANCE

An identical portrait to the one on the obverse appears on a larger medal commemorating Queen Astrid's death, dated 1935.  I would date this medal to about the same time period but would appreciate a Belgian medal or Devreese specialist's opinion on this.

The circular medal measures 45mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by Jules Fonson and Company. No mintage is reported.

The plaquette's obverse bears laurel-crowned young woman, facing right, holding wreath of laurels and stars.

The reverse bears legend, COMITÉ DE BRUXELLES / DE LA / CROIX ROUGE DE BELGIQUE / TÉMOINAGE / DE RECONNAISSANCE / 1934

This little plquette was issued by the Red Cross Committee of the city of Brussels.

The plaquette measures 35.1mm x 55.7mm and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1930-053

References:   Cal MA-1996