Medals Depicting Birds | Glossary | Medallic Art Collector

Description

The obverse bears allegorical figure symbolizing the art of sculpture framed by yellow jessamine and Carolina wrens. Above, 50TH ANNIVERSARY; to left and right, 1931 - 1981; below, BROOKGREEN GARDENS IS A QUIET / JOINING OF HANDS BETWEEN SCIENCE & ART

The reverse bears American eagle along with palmettos and live oaks, the former being South Carolina's state tree and the latter a symbol of the State. Above, CONSERVING NATURE; below, BROOKGREEN / GARDENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA

This was the nineth of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 1981.

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.

References: BG 9

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	© 1981 MEDALLIC ART CO. - DANBURY, CT. - BRONZE
diameter	76mm
weight	259g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 16:05

Description

The medal's obverse bears reclining satyr eating grapes, syrinx in left hand. Around, BROOKGREEN GARDENS; signed at lower right.

The reverse bears animals and plants native to Southeast: deer, bobcat, two foxes, three ducks, magnolia, cypress, moss. At bottom, SOUTH CAROLINA

This was the 15th of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 1987. De Gerenday's wife, Elisabeth Gordon Chandler would design another Brookgreen Gardens medal ten years later. This is the only case of a husband and wife creating medals for the series.

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.

References: BG 15

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.

material	Bronze
edge6
diameter	76mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Jan 7, 2018 20:57

Bronze

Description

References: Cal MA-1996

Variant Details

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material	Bronze
edge6	(C) 1995 MEDALLIC ART CO. - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - BRONZE
diameter	76.3mm
weight	294g
mintage	unknown

material	Silver
edge6	(C) 1995 MEDALLIC ART CO. - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - .999 FINE SILVER
diameter	76.3mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Jan 28, 2018 18:48

Description

The obverse bears raccoon mother tending to baby raccoon in tree. Around, BROOKGREEN / GARDENS

The reverse depicts mother egret with two baby egrets in nest; two egrets flying in marsh background. Below, SOUTH CAROLINA

This was the 25th of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 1997.

Ten years earlier, Elizabeth Gordon Chandler's husband Laci de Gerenday designed the fiftteenth Brookgreen Gardens medal. This is the only case of a husband and wife creating medals for the series.

The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.

References: BG 25

Medal Details

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material	Bronze
edge6
diameter	76mm
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Jan 7, 2018 21:01

Description

The obverse bears image of owl in flight. At left, CASANOVA 2008 ©

The reverse bears image of horseshoe crab. Around, BROOKGREEN GARDENS - SOUTH CAROLINA

This was the 36th of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 2008.

The circular medal measures 76.4mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.

References: BG 36

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.

material	Bronze
edge6	(C) 2008 MEDALLIC ART CO. DAYTON NV.-BRONZE
diameter	76.4mm
weight	299.7g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Dec 21, 2017 15:35

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 medal's obverse bears a black-crowned night heron shown from behind, its head turned to the right, perching on a slender branch; concave circle behind bird's head is suggestive of the moon.

The reverse depicts a perching bird, a leafed branch overhead, looking downward to the left with its wings lifted about to fly. Across, Brookgreen / Gardens / SOUTH / CAROLINA; signed at bottom right, HW

Heidi Wastweet enjoyed Brookgreen Gardens' Artist-in-Residence program in 2015 and sketched the native herons during visits to the Cypress Aviary of the Lowcountry Zoo.

Heidi Wastweet won the American Medallic Sculpture Association's American Medal of the Year Award 2018 for this design. It took three rounds of voting before her medal beat out over 40 other designs that had been submitted.

The almost square medal measures 75.8mm x 76.3mm and was struck in bronze. The mintage is reported to be around 1,000 pieces.

References: BG 45

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.

material	Bronze
edge6
dimensions	75.8mm x 76.3mm
weight	268.9g
mintage	unknown

Last modified: Dec 21, 2017 15:13