All Medals

This uniface medal's obverse bears standing woman, cradling pallet in one arm and holding brushes and a winged trophy. Signed at bottom left, V. D. Brenner

The reverse bears engaving, THE ART LEAGUE OF NASSAU COUNTY / 25TH ANNIVERSARY / 1950 / GEORGE TSCHAMBER

This was a popular art award medal that was used for many years by different organizations.  Dick Johnson reports that the National Art League used it as of 1961 but this example clearly predates that production run (MACo 1961-065).

The circular medal measures 50.6mm in diameter and was struck in gold-plated bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1929-024

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

The medal's obverse bears 12 disks with the signs of the zodiac surrounding central disk with sun.

The reverse bears calendar surrounded by four scantily clad maidens, possibly nymphs, with cornucopia, sun, grapes, and tree.  At left bottom, 1978; signed at bottom right, (JOV monogram)

The circular medal measures 76.2mm in diameter and was struck in various metals by the Medallic Art Company of Danbury, Connecticut. No mintages are reported and I am only speculating that there was a silver variant.  The edition limit for the gold-plated bronze medals was 1,000.

References:   MACo 1977-107, Cal MA-1978

References:   MACo 1916-014

The medal's obverse bears a Native American in feather headdress, facing left. Around top, LUCKY PENNY

The reverse bears historic view of Fort Dearborn. Under building, FORT DEARBORN; around, A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / 1833 - CHICAGO - 1933

The circular medal measures 56.6mm in diameter and was struck in on copper-plated base metal. No mintage is reported.

The medallion's obverse bears allegorical female figure flying towards right over a map of the two Americas, bearing a branch of a leafy plant; streamer with CONCORDIA behind her; border of waves around edge.

The reverse bears two cornucopias above open scroll flanked by male figures standing on winged spheres; figure at left bearing money bag and caduceus, figure at right strand of raw latex or plant fiber and scales of justice; at bottom, ship on wavy ocean, flanked by dolphins. On scroll, TO / COMMEMORATE / THE VISIT OF THE / PRESIDENT ELECT / OF BRAZIL / EPITACIO / PESSOA / TO THE / UNITED STATES / OF AMERICA / MCMXIX; signed at bottom, ·P· ·M·

The medallion commemorates the visit to the United States in 1919 of Dr. Epitacio M. Pessoa, president-elect of Brazil. Dr. Pessoa had been the Brazilian representative at the armistice negotiations in Versailles and on his return he visited the United States. He arrived in New York City, then traveled to Boston and Washington, D.C., where he made ceremonial appearances meant to solidify relations between Brazil and the United States.

On the obverse, the allegorical figure of Concordia symbolizes trade relations and diplomatic ties between the nations. On the reverse, a freighter riding the waves symbolizes the raw materials (rubber, oil, and rope fiber) provided to the United States by its trading partner.

There is a galvano design study for the reverse of this medallion that illustrates powerfully the changes that a medal can undergo from conception to completion. 

The circular medallion measures 80.1mm in diameter and was cast in bronze.

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

References:   MACo 1939-021, Marqusee 185

The medal's obverse bears caucasian male facing away, head turned to his left; blockhouse in background. Around, AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION; on male figure's back, 120TH / ANNIVERSARY / CONVENTION / CHICAGO / AUGUST 16-20, 2011; signed at lower left, JNF

The reverse bears Native American warrior with tomahawk, facing right; flag with four stars in background.  Around, BATTLE OF FORT DEARBORN - MDCCCXII

The Battle of Fort Dearborn was an engagement between United States troops and Potawatomi Native Americans that occurred on August 15, 1812, near Fort Dearborn in what is now Chicago, Illinois, but was then part of the Illinois Territory.  The battle, which occurred during the War of 1812, immediately followed the evacuation of the fort as ordered by the commander of the United States Army of the Northwest, William Hull. The battle lasted about 15 minutes and resulted in a complete victory for the Native Americans. After the battle, Fort Dearborn was burned down. Some of the soldiers and settlers who had survived and were taken captive were later ransomed.

Following the battle, the federal government became convinced that all Indians had to be removed from the territory and the vicinity of any settlements, as settlers continued to migrate to the area. The fort was rebuilt in 1816.

The medal measures 69.6mm in diameter and was struck by the Medalcraft Mint of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The mintage was limited to 125 pieces.

The medal's obverse bears portrait of Webster, facing slight left. Around, · THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS ·  / · AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · ; across, DANIEL - WEBSTER / 1782 - 1852; under truncation, 19 © 66

The reverse bears five men from all walks of life, from forest worker at left to businessman at right, looking up to angel bearing torch of enlightenment among stars at top. In center field, HIS / ELOQUENCE / WAS A BEACON / LIGHTING THE / WAY TO UNITY / FOR OUR / NATION; signed vertically at right, R · A · W · Sc ·

The circular medal comes in three variants, a large bronze measuring 74.3mm in diameter and two small medals in bronze and silver measuring 44mm in diameter.  No mintages are reported.

References:   MACo 1963-001-036, GANYU 36