The medal's obverse bears view of corporate headquarters in Hartford, Connecticut, with company's stag ("hart") at center top. To left and right of stag, 1810 - 1921; at bottom, HARTFORD / FIRE INSURANCE / COMPANY / HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT; signed at right, (JMS monogram)
The medal's reverse bears aerial view of company's home office grounds and athletic field. At top, AIRPLANE VIEW; at bottom, HOME OFFICE / GROUNDS AND ATHLETIC FIELD
The Hartford was founded in 1810 in Hartford, Connecticut. A group of local merchants gathered in a Hartford inn and, with working capital of $15,000, founded the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. The company survived some of the greatest peacetime tragedies in American history. After a huge fire destroyed New York's financial district in 1835, the Hartford's president, Eliphalet Terry, used his personal wealth to cover all of the company's damage claims.
The circular medal measures 101.1mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Whitehead & Hoag Company of Newark, New Jersey. No mintage is reported.
