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Description

The medal's obverse bears conjoined busts of Walter H. Beech and Olive Ann Beech. Around top, BEECHCRAFT LEGION OF HONOR; to left and right of busts, WALTER H. / BEECH - O. A. / BEECH; around bottom, 1932 CO-FOUNDERS / Beech Aircraft Corporation

The reverse bears (B Beech Aircraft logo). Around top, FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE; below logo, AWARDED TO

This medal is a reworking of an earlier Beechcraft medal celebrating the company's 25th anniversary.

The medal was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York.

References: MACo 1966-070

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
diameter	82.6mm
weight	266.1g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 15:56

Description

References: Baxter 246, MACo 1917-016

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO. N. Y.
dimensions	63mm x 51.2mm
weight	78.5g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:23

Description

References: MACo 1989-329, Cal MA-1990

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	© 1989 MEDALLIC ART CO. - DANBURY, CT. - BRONZE
diameter	76.6mm
weight	236.6g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: May 14, 2019 11:17

Description

The medal's obverse bears image of Barred Owl. Above, BROOKGREEN GARDENS; at bottom, South / Carolina

The reverse bears image of farmer harvesting rice above three waves symbolizing water. Signed at bottom, SISKO

This was the 42nd of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 2014.

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.

References: BG 42

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6
diameter	75.8mm
weight	231.4g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Dec 21, 2017 15:13

Description

The uniface medallion bears nude male painter, r., seated on stool, pallet cradled in left arm, brush raised in outstretched right; rolled canvas and vase filled with brushes at his feet. Signed in exergue, V. D. Brenner

Brenner succeeds in conveying the passion with which the painter pursues his art. His attention is fixed on the canvas that is not visible in the design and his body is expressing tension and passion rather than relaxed engagement.

This is probably a design for a two-sided medal. It was struck in lead covered by a thin copper shell, a method that allowed the almost seamless combination of two such medal halves by soldering them together.

Many thanks to the Numismatics department of the Yale University Art Gallery for their generosity and assistance in making this medal available to me for research.

Medal Details

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material	Copper shell over lead
edge6
diameter	88.8mm
weight	207.8g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Nov 30, 2017 09:52

Description

The medal's obverse bears logo of the Main Place organization. Around, THE PRINCIPALITY / OF MAIN PLACE

The reverse bears view of One Main Place in Dallas. Around, ONE MAIN PLACE / THE TEXAS BANK DALLAS

The circular medal measures 76.1mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

References: MACo 1969-143

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
diameter	76.1mm
weight	195.6g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:44

Description

The obverse bears bust of Greek woman with long braided hair before columns. Around, (*) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (*) / DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

The reverse bears decorative border with cresting waves around square center panel with engraved dedication, BOSTON SOCIETY / OF ARCHITECTS / PRIZE. / 1921-22. / R. HAYWARD.

The edge is marked GORHAM CO.

Roger Hayward (1899-1979) was a talented artist, architect and inventor. Hayward won this award while he was still a student at MIT. After working as an architect for a few years he moved to California and worked with Linus Pauling, for whom he illustrated many books and journal publications. He is also remembered as an expert in the field of optics and played an important role in the development of the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.

The dies for this medal were used by MIT for a number of different awards, including the F.W. Chandler Prize and the School Medal Prize, with the hand-engraved inscription being appropriately worded for each.

The medal was struck in bronze by Gorham Co. Neither mintage nor artist are known. Any additional information would be welcome.

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	GORHAM CO.
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Nov 30, 2017 09:47

Silver

Description

The obverse bears couple in modern dress kneeling in prayer; orator in eighteenth-century costume speaks to seated figures, one of with left hand raised. Above and below, FREEDOM OF / SPEECH / RELIGION

The reverse bears farmer standing with sheaf of wheat and calf watching seated woman holding a healthy infant. Above, FREEDOM FROM WANT AND FROM FEAR; below © C.L.SCHMITZ

This medal was chosen as the 28th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1943. It is one of the two war-time SOM medals that were originally struck in silver because copper was largely dedicated to war needs. Apparently, 35 37mm-diameter pieces were struck in bronze but even long-time collectors have not seen any. Some were later struck in the 1970's, in bronze and silver and in the small 37mm as well as the large 73mm diameter.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt had helped popularize the idea of the Four Freedoms in his State of the Union address in 1941. German-born Schmitz (Metz was at the time of his birth still part of the German Empire) subscribed whole-heartedly to these ideals. He wrote:

"It is fitting that we, who have enjoyed the full measure of the 'Four Freedoms,' should be the instrument by which these rights of man are proclaimed. The task is hard, but with faith in ourselves and our fellowman, it will be done."

This medal was truck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The reported production quantity of this medal is 796 small-diameter silver, 35 small-diameter bronze, 100 large-diameter bronze, and 100 large-diameter silver.

References: MACo 1930-001-028, SoM 28, Marqusee 350

Variant Details

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material	Silver
edge6	FINE SILVER
edge12
diameter	37mm
mintage	796 for all small diameter silver reported reported

material	Silver
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.NY., 999+ PURE SILVER
edge12
diameter	37mm
mintage	796 for all small diameter silver reported reported

material	Silver
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.NY. 999 FINE SILVER #28
edge12
diameter	37mm
mintage	796 for all small diameter silver reported reported

material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.-DANBURY,CONN
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 28TH ISSUE 1943 CARL L. SCHMITZ, SC. (C)
diameter	73mm
mintage	100 reported

material	Silver
edge6
edge12	MACO / PURE SILVER .999+
diameter	73mm
mintage	100 reported

material	Bronze
edge6
edge12
diameter	37mm
mintage	35 reported

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 17:00

Description

This medal's obverse bears nude male holding on to a winged horse. Around, N.J. CHAPTER THE AMERICAN ARTISTS PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE -; to right of horse, AWARD / OF / MERIT; signed at lower, left under horse, ECB

The medal's reverse is blank except for inscribed dedication, ROBERT W. DICK / BLACK AND WHITE / 1937

The edge is marked with MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE

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

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
diameter	76mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 15:48

Description

The uniface medal's obverse bears city view of Baltimore with Washington Monument in center and Sherwood Brothers S logo at bottom. Around, FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY SHERWOOD BROTHERS INCORPORATED / 1896 - 1946; to left of monument, WASHINGTON / MONUMENT / BALTIMORE / MARYLAND

The circular medal measures 75.6mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Whitehead-Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. No mintage is reported.

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	WHITEHEAD-HOAG
diameter	75.6mm
weight	143.3g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:52