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The medal bears a speeding "900" locomotive with bolt of lightning above; branch of cotton and shield with COTTON / BELT / ROUTE at bottom right. Above and below lightning bolt, BLUE / STREAK / FAST FREIGHT; around, ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY LINES
The circular medal measures 74mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.
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 | 74mm |
| weight | 185.1g |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears Indian head design.
The reverse bears legend flanked by palm fronds, SOUVENIR / PENNY / OF / ST. LOUIS
This is one of the many so-called "Indian head" souvenir medals that were popular around the turn of the 19th century, this one possibly memorializing a visit to St. Louis. The copper plating is peeling off at the edges but it is still a handsome medal with a patination that seems intentional. The hair and head dress of the Native American figure as well as the palm fronds are darkened.
The circular medal measures 74.3mm in diameter and was struck in a copper-plated base metal. No mintage is known.
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 | Copper-plated base metal |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 74.3mm |
| weight | 153.5g |
| mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears two standing female figures. The taller is Columbia, arms spread wide holding the United States. The youthful maiden represents the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Emblematic of her reception into the union, the maiden is divesting herself of the cloak of France, the material decorated with bees, the emblem of Napoleon. In the background is the rising sun, marking the dawn of a new era of progress to the nation. Around, UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION - SAINT LOUIS - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; below the year MCMIV.
The reverse bears an eagle over architectural tablet with inscription BRONZE MEDAL / LOUISIANA PURCHASE / EXPOSITION. Two dolphins symbolizing the nation's eastern and western ocean boundaries frame the tablet on the sides.
The Saint Louis Award Medal is one of Weinman's earliest commissions for a medal, and one that made him justifiably famous.
The medal was created in five different versions and four different shapes to distinguish between Grand Prizes, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Commemorative medals.
The circular bronze medal has a diameter of 64mm (2.5in) and weights approximately 105 grams. The U.S. Mint at Philadelphia struck 10,000 bronze award medals in brass.
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 | 64mm |
| weight | 105g |
| mintage | ~ 10,000 reported |
The obverse bears two standing female figures. The taller is Columbia, arms spread wide holding the United States. The youthful maiden represents the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Emblematic of her reception into the union, the maiden is divesting herself of the cloak of France, the material decorated with bees, the emblem of Napoleon. In the background is the rising sun, marking the dawn of a new era of progress to the nation. Around, UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION - SAINT LOUIS - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; below the year MCMIV.
The reverse bears an eagle over architectural tablet with inscription BRONZE MEDAL / LOUISIANA PURCHASE / EXPOSITION. Two dolphins symbolizing the nation's eastern and western ocean boundaries frame the tablet on the sides.
The Saint Louis Award Medal is one of Weinman's earliest commissions for a medal, and one that made him justifiably famous.
The medal was created in five different versions and four different shapes to distinguish between Grand Prizes, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Commemorative medals.
The rounded square bronze medal measures 67.2mm x 67.2mm and weights approximately 181 grams. The U.S. Mint at Philadelphia struck 11,550 silver award medals in bronze.
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 | 67.2mm x 67.2mm |
| weight | 181g |
| mintage | unknown |
The obverse bears two standing female figures. The taller is Columbia, arms spread wide holding the United States. The youthful maiden represents the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Emblematic of her reception into the union, the maiden is divesting herself of the cloak of France, the material decorated with bees, the emblem of Napoleon. In the background is the rising sun, marking the dawn of a new era of progress to the nation. Around, UNIVERSAL EXPOSITION - SAINT LOUIS - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; below the year MCMIV.
The reverse bears an eagle over architectural tablet with inscription BRONZE MEDAL / LOUISIANA PURCHASE / EXPOSITION. Two dolphins symbolizing the nation's eastern and western ocean boundaries frame the tablet on the sides.
The Saint Louis Award Medal is one of Weinman's earliest commissions for a medal, and one that made him justifiably famous.
The medal was created in five different versions and four different shapes to distinguish between Grand Prizes, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and Commemorative medals.
The shiled-shaped bronze medal measures 71.8mm x 71.8mm and weights approximately 146.2 grams. The U.S. Mint at Philadelphia struck 9,000 gold award medals in bronze.
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 | 71.8mm x 71.8mm |
| weight | 146.2g |
| mintage | 9000 reported |
The obverse bears standing female figure, arms raised, holding fleur-de-lis in her right and U.S. shield in her left, facing left; to her left, Statue of Liberty; to her right the Eiffel Tower; above, Linbergh's plane. Signed at lower right, KILENYI
The reverse bears Lindberghs Spirit of St. Louis over cloud=shrouded globe with his historic flight route marked as a dotted line. Below, COMMEMORATING / THE FIRST NEW YORK-PARIS FLIGHT / BY CAPT. CHARLES A. LINDBERGH / "SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS / NEW YORK MAY 20TH PARIS MAY 21ST 1927
Lindbergh's historic flight captured the world's interest like few other events and he was celebrated as a hero wherever he went. His return to St. Louis, the city for which he had named his plane, was a triumph. A large celebratory banquet was organized and bronze versions of this medal were handed to every attendee.While the bronze pieces are relatively common, the silver and gold variants are exceedingly rare. The one gold piece was presented to Captain Charles Lindbergh at the dinner in his honor and the silver pieces probably to people involved with the flight and maybe dinner organizers.
The medal measures 83.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze, silver, and gold by Whitehead-Hoag of Newark. The reported mintages are 1 piece in 14k gold, 25 in silver, and 2000 in bronze.
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.
| material | Bronze |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 83.2mm |
| mintage | 2000 reported |
| material | Sterling silver |
|---|---|
| edge6 | STERLING |
| diameter | 83.2mm |
| mintage | 25 reported |
| material | 14kt Gold |
|---|---|
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 83.2mm |
| mintage | 1 reported |
The medal's obverse bears Icarus, depicted in αflight, his body stretching upwards at right, wings extended behind him at left; clouds around. Around lower left, SPIRIT ‧ OF ‧ SAINT ‧ LOUIS; on cloud below wing, Ικαςοs / 1927; signed around lower right, V ‧ S ‧ H ‧ SC
The reverse bears the AMSE symbol of globe on fulcrum in clouds, arm extending from right, holding the lever. Below, empty cartouche and FOR ‧ MERITORIOUS ‧ SERVICE / IN ‧ THE ‧ ADVANCEMENT / OF ‧ AERONAUTICS / MCMXXIX; all surrounded by ‧ THE ‧ AMERICAN ‧ SOCIETY ‧ OF ‧ / MECHANICAL ‧ ENGINEERS
This very handsome award medal depicts Icarus in a somewhat unusal fashion. Usually, he is seen flying horizontally or tumbling from the sky. This medal, as appropriate for an aeronautics award, focuses on his ascent rather than his tragic descent.
The circular medal measures 69.5mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York City. No mintage is reported but based on its auction appearance, or better, the lack thereof, it is pretty rare.
References: MACo 1929-047
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 |
|---|---|
| patina | Bronze with light tan patina |
| edge6 | MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y / BRONZE |
| diameter | 69.5mm |
| weight | 128.4g |
| mintage | unknown |