All Medals

References:   HSoNY 1911

The medal's obverse bears old man and youth's heads combined into Janus head in center. Around, a symbolic evolutionary circle starting with the sun at the top and continuing via lower life forms at the right to lion at the bottom and chain of technological achievements at left, all the way to atoms, leading back to the sun. Signed on truncation of Janus head, EL

The reverse bears calendar panel in center with chain of human life stages from baby at top right to old man at left. At top, 1977; signed at right bottom of calendar panel (VM monogram)

Both sides of the medal deal with the passage of time.  The Janus head is the traditional symbol for the transition from one year to the other.  The obverse deals with evolution and epochal time periods while the reverse deals with the stages of a human life and the process of aging.

While the medal's pamphlet claims that the obverse was designed by Don Everhart II and sculpted by Ernest Lauser, Don Everhart denies ever having worked on this medal. I tend to believe that he knows best what medals he worked on and just hope that the remainder of the information is more accurate.

The reverse was designed by Yves Beaujard and sculpted by Vincent Miller.

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and silver by the Franklin Mint. No mintages are reported.  The silver variant was issued in a limited edition but I do not know the limit.

References:   Cal FM-1977

The medal's obverse bears Aesculap, the ancient Greek god of healing, facing left; above, the serpent, traditional symbol of his power; below, Chiron, the centaur who taught him the art of healing; decorative rosettas around.

The reverse bears a caduceus, embellished with plants found in the Albany area; below, Lamp of Enlightenment from the College's seal. Around top, ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE; around bottom, SESQUICENTENARY - (rosetta) MCMLXXXVIII (rosetta); signed over handle of lamp, (MS monogram)

The circular medallion measures 88.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Roger Williams Mint of Attleboro, Massachusetts. No mintage is reported.

References:   Cal HM-1997

The medallion's obverse bears standing Athena, facing, holding laurels of victory in one hand while supporting burning oil lamp of wisdom on pedestal with other. Across, CENTURY / ASSOCI- ATION

The reverse bears streamer with inscription above mepty cartouche. Streamer reads PRESENTED / BY THE / BOARD of MANAGEMENT / TO CENTURION; signed and dated in tiny letters under cartouche, PM - 55

From 1950 to 1953, Paul Manship was president of the Century Association, which was organized in 1847 as an exclusively male club for amateurs and professionals in the arts and letters. This award was established in 1954 by the association’s Board of Management.

The circular medallions measure between 89.7mm and 91mm and were cast in bronze. No mintage is reported.

The medal's obverse bears portrait of Julius Caesar, facing left.  Around top, CAESARS; around bottom, BOARDWALK REGENCY ‧ HOTEL ‧ CASINO

The reverse bears calendar panel flanked by dolphins. Above, 1984.

This medal mules Don Everhart's reverse from the "Dance of the Dolphins" calendar medal with a new obverse to create a promotional medal for the Caesar's Palace Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. 

The circular medal measures 76.2mm in diameter and was struck in various materials by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. No mintages are reported.

References:   Cal CP-1984

References:   Baxter 184, Marqusee 394

The uniface medallion bears two eagles facing three quarters left, perched on streamer with raised GOOD (logo) YEAR inscription.  Below, 60 / YEARS OF / FRIENDLY / RELATIONS

The medallion is unsigned and much ligher than its siblings, much more like a galvano shell than a minted medal.

The medallion is not listed in Dick Johnson's reference and I am not sure that it can really be attributed to Rene Paul Chambellan, but based on the fact that he did all the other medallions in the series I am going to "pencil him in" as the medallions designer. 

The medallion measures 104mm in diameter and was in all likelihood manufactured by the Medallic Art Company.  No mintage is reported but, based on my auction experience so far, this is among the rarest of the Goodyear medallions.

References:   MACo 1948-041-x60

The medallion's obverse bears female figure draped in flowery garlands. Around, · THE · GARDEN · CLUB · OF · AMERICA · / HIC · AMOR · HOC · STUDIUM

The reverse bears bird with laurel crown in its beak on streamer for engraved dedication. Around, · HONORIS · CAUSA · ; signed at center bottom, · PM ·

The circular medallion with scalloped edges measures roughly 90mm in diameter.  No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1931-005, Murtha 277

The uniface medallion bears figure of a boy facing right, standing bent forward, hands on his thighs, with figure of another boy in various stages of leapfrogging over his back.Signed at bottom right, © 1993 EVERHART II

Don Everhart states that this medal was inspired by the work of Eadweard Muybridge, an English photographer who pioneered stop-motion photography. After shooting his wife's lover and being acquitted by a jury for justifiable homicide, Muybridge decided to travel to the Americas. In the 1880s, he entered a very productive period at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, producing over 100,000 images of animals and humans in motion, capturing what the human eye could not distinguish as separate movements.

The medallion is cast in bronze.

Many thanks to the artist for sharing his photo of this beautiful medallion with me.