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Manhattan Tercentenary Medal
1926
by Hermon A MacNeil
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Bronze
Description

The obverse bears a group of Native Americans bartering with Peter Minuit with Dutch sailing ship in background, surrounded by border consisting of strings of wampum. Above, 1926; in exergue, MANHATTAN

The reverse bears conjoined walking nude male and female winged figures representing Commerce and Intellectal Life of New York City; in background, skyline of New York. Above, NEW YORK CITY / 1926; at lower left, A · N · S / NYHS; signed at right of exergue, HM

This medal was the 46th official issue of the American Numismatic Society. It measures 64mm in diameter and was struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The mintage was 50 pieces in silver and 100 in bronze.

Many thanks to Brian Holt for the images of the bronze medal and the Yale University Art Gallery for the images of the silver medal.

References:   ANS 46, Baxter 353, Marqusee 252

Variant Details

This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 2 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
edge6
diameter64mm
mintage100 reported
materialSilver
edge6
diameter64mm
mintage50 reported
Last modified: Nov 1, 2017 17:50
Abraham Lincoln Birth Centennial Medal
1909
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Description

The medal's obverse bears Abraham Lincoln portrait facing right.

The reverse bears Lincoln's log cabin birth place at left and dome of Capitol building at right, sun between them.  palm frond at left, oak leaves at right. Across, CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION / EMANCIPATOR OF A RACE / SAVIOR OF THE UNION / 1909; signed in tiny letters at lower left, THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO.

The circular medal measures 50.9mm in diameter and was struck by the Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. No mintage is reported.

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.

materialSilver-plated bronze
edge6
diameter50.9mm
weight68.8g
mintageunknown
Last modified: Jan 28, 2018 18:40
The Intrepid Horseman Medallion
1900's
by Adolph A. Weinman
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Description

This uniface medal bears a boy on a wheeled toy horse resting a cutlass over his shoulder and rogueishly wearing a flappy hat. In exergue, THE · INTREPID / HORSEMAN; signed at left over exergue, FE (AAW monogram) CIT

The medal is mounted on a red velvet stand that can be hung or stood on a desk. Friends of the family reported that Adolph Alexander Weinman's son Robert identified this medal's subject as his brother Howard K. Weinman, who himself became a sculptor later in life. Howard was born in 1901 which would date this medal to approximately 1905-1907. In this medal Adolph Weinman created a loving portrait of one of his sons. It is a very special, personal piece deserving of a place of honor in any collection.

The circular medal measures 97mm in diameter and was struck in bronze.

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
diameter97mm
mintageunknown
Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 17:06
Aphrodite - Swift Runners
1932
by John Flanagan
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Deep reddish brown with sea-green highlights
Description

The obverse bears an elegant beauty, one hand toying with string of pearls; above, APHRODITE; in lower right, MCM (circled JF monogram) XXXII.

The reverse bears a relay runner passing the torch to another. In upper left, SWIFT RUN- / NERS; in exergue, JF © Sc.

Flanagan's career had peaked at this point and he reused older works for his medal. The obverse is based on a 1904 marble medallion which graced August Belmont's Knickerbocker Hotel in Manhattan. The reverse was originally created for a clock that was installed in the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress in 1902.

This medal was chosen as the 6th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series. It measures 73mm in diameter and was struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The reported mintage is 1,494 pieces in bronze and 125 in silver. The bronzes exist in many patina variants and even the silvers exist in two variants: one from the original silver run in the 1970's and one from a telemarketing promotion in 1993.

References:   Baxter 163, MACo 1930-001-006, Marqusee 155, SoM 6

Variant Details

This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 8 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
patinaDeep reddish brown with sea-green highlights
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y.
diameter73mm
mintage1494 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialBronze
patinaGlossy hematite red
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y.
diameter73mm
mintage1494 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialBronze
patinaBright malachite green
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y.
diameter73mm
mintage1494 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialBronze
patinaBright malachite green
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. / BRONZE
diameter73mm
mintage1494 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialBronze
patinaEven blue-green with undercurrent of green bronze
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.-DANBURY, CONN
diameter73mm
mintage1494 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialBronze
patinaGolden bronze with brown patina in fields and brighter high points
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y.
diameter73mm
mintage1494 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialSilver
edge12
edge6SPECIAL ISSUE - SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS / (c) 1993 FINE SILVER - MEDALLIC ART COMPANY
diameter73mm
mintageunknown
materialSilver
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS SIXTH ISSUE - ONE OF LIMITED ISSUE OF 700
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. - .999+ PURE SILVER
diameter73mm
mintage125 reported, 700 authorized
Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 17:05
Leo - Signs of the Zodiac Medal
1967
by Rene P. Chambellan
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Description

The uniface medal bears lion rampant, tail raised proudly, facing right within bold geometric border.  At top, LEO; in small exergue at bottom, MACO © 1967

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.

Leo is the fifth astrological sign of the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Leo. It comes after Cancer and before Virgo. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area approximately between July 23 and August 22; The sign spans the 120th to 150th degree of celestial longitude.

Leo is a fixed sign along with Taurus, Scorpio, and Aquarius. Under the tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area on average between July 23 and August 22 each year, and under the sidereal zodiac, the Sun currently transits this area from approximately August 16 to September 15. The symbol of the lion is based on the Nemean lion, a lion with an impenetrable hide. It is a northern sign and its opposite southern sign is Aquarius

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

References:   MACo 1967-151-008

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
diameter69.7mm
weight177.9g
mintageunknown
Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:42
Carnegie Corporation Ashtray
1927
by Paul Manship
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Description

The ashtray bears rearing Pegasus atop outcropping, facing right. On rim, · CARNEGIE · CORPORATION · FOR · THE · ADVANCEMENT · AND · DIFFUSION · OF · KNOWLEDGE · AND · UNDERSTANDING · ; signed and dated under base along rim, · · PAUL · MANSHIP · © · 1927 ·

The circular ashtray measures 140mm in diameter and was cast in bronze. It is not known how many ashtrays were cast.

References:   Murtha 231

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
diameter140mm
mintageunknown
Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:32
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden Memorial Award Medal
1906
by John Flanagan
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Description

The uniface medal bears bust of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, left. Around top, FERDINAND·VANDEVEER·HAYDEN; under truncation, M·D·C·C·C·LXXXVIII; signed and dated at bottom with (JF monogram ) / MC - MVI

This medal was awarded by the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences for recognition of the best publication, exploration, discovery or research in the natural sciences of geology and paleontology. Established in 1888, the bronze medal was accompanied by a cash award of $300 and was awarded every three years.

References:   Marqusee 145

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
mintageunknown
Last modified: Nov 1, 2017 17:53
World Peace
1945
by Joseph Kiselewski
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Golden bronze with olive-brown patina
Description

The obverse shows Peace in flowing tunic hovering on clouds before world globe. Around, WORLD PEACE

The reverse bears dove and olive spray on book, rays behind. Around, PEACE ON EARTH, AMONG MEN OF GOOD WILL; signed below, JK / ©

World War II had finally come to a conlusion and the world was exhausted... and relieved. Kiselewski tried to capture the optimistic attitude that seemed to point towards a future that could only be better than what lay behind. In his "From the Artist" he wrote:

"The war was over; the misery and horror had gone. I have tried to portray a simple and cheerful 'World Peace' which would rest the mind from the dismal past and look only to the bright future."

This medal was chosen as the 33rd issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1946. It measures 73mm in diameter and was struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. Its reported mintage is 802 pieces in bronze and 60 in silver.

References:   MACo 1930-001-033, SoM 33

Variant Details

This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 3 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.

materialBronze
patinaGolden bronze with olive-brown patina
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y.
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYTHIRD ISSUE 1946 JOSEF KISELEWSKI, SCULPTOR
diameter73mm
mintage802 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialBronze
patinaDark graphite brown patina
edge6MEDALLIC ART CO.-DANBURY, CONN
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYTHIRD ISSUE 1946 JOSEF KISELEWSKI, SCULPTOR
diameter73mm
mintage802 reported (for all Bronze variants)
materialSilver
edge12THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYTHIRD ISSUE 1946 JOSEF KISELEWSKI, SCULPTOR
diameter73mm
mintage60 reported, 700 authorized
Last modified: Jan 7, 2018 21:12
Martin Birnbaum Medallion
1939
by Paul Manship
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Description

The medallion's obverse bears portrait of Martin Birnbaum, facing left. Around bottom, · MARTIN · BIRNBAUM ·

The reverse bears violin, three palm trees, a female torso, books, and a stylized wave pattern.  Signed and dated around top, · FROM · PAUL · M · 1939 ·

Martin Birnbaum (1878-1970) was the manager of the American branch of the Berlin Photographic Company in New York City from 1910-1916, and a longtime partner in the art firm Scott and Fowles. He was one of Manship's first benefactors after the artist returned from the American Academy in Rome and organized a very successful exhibition for Manship's sculpture in 1916.

This looped medallion appears to be an early cast. Murtha's reference shows the medallion without loop.

The medallion measures 100.7mm in diameter (111.2mm with loop) and was cast in bronze. It is not known how many medallions were produced.

References:   Murtha 397

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
edgeplain
dimensions100.7mm x 111.2mm
mintageunknown
Last modified: May 14, 2019 13:37
United States Lawn Tennis Association Golden Jubilee Medal
1931
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Description

The medal's obverse bears spread eagle on American shield over crossed raquets and balls, oak and laurel branches flanking to left and right. Around, UNITED STATES LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION / · ANNIVERSARY MEDAL · ; above eagle, GOLDEN / JUBILEE; under shield, 1881 - 1931

The reverse bears WINNER / CHAMPIONSHIP / 1931 within thin wreath. Incribed dedication, PRESENTED TO / MISS JESSIE KERSHAW / BY THE MEMBER CLUBS OF THE / PACIFIC NORTHWEST LAWN TENNIS / ASSOCIATION IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION / OF HER LONG AND UNSELFISH / DEVOTION AND SERVICES TO THE / GAME AND ITS PLAYERS / AUGUST - 3 / 1931

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.

materialGold-plated bronze
edge6
mintageunknown
Last modified: Nov 1, 2017 17:55
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