environmentalism

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Golden bronze with olive patina

Description

The medal's obverse bears idyllic scene with doe and fawn in front of tree. Around, ETERN-AL · VIGILANCE; signed at doe's feet, BRUCE / MOORE / 1947 / ©

The reverse bears vutlure perched on rock with dead or dying branches in background. Around, DESTRUCTION

This medal was chosen as the 35th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series. It measures 73mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and silver by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The mintage is reported as xx pieces in bronze and yy (out of an authorized 700) in silver.

References: MACo 1930-001-035, SoM 35

Variant Details

This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 4 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with olive patina
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. / BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYFIFTH ISSUE 1947-BRUCE MOORE, SCULPTOR
diameter	73mm
mintage	-1 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with tan patina
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. / BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYFIFTH ISSUE 1947-BRUCE MOORE, SCULPTOR
diameter	73mm
mintage	-1 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with tan patina
edge6	MACO-NY-BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYFIFTH ISSUE 1947-BRUCE MOORE, SCULPTOR
diameter	73mm
mintage	-1 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Silver
edge6
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS THIRTYFIFTH ISSUE 1947-BRUCE MOORE, SCULPTOR
diameter	73mm
mintage	unknown, 700 authorized

Last modified: Oct 26, 2017 17:03

Golden bronze with silvery "Snowflake" patina

Description

The medal's obverse bears a stylized hand bearing a flame with interwoven human figures.

The reverse bears a halo of flame surrounding a circular field with the inscriptions: PRO VITA / TERRA / AQVA / AER.

Tom Allen Jr. was an environmentalist long before environmentalism became popular. The brochure which acommpanied the medal had the following words from the artist:

"Ecology, or the biology dealing with mutual relations between organisms and their environment, has become one of the vital concerns of all mankind. Natualists and conservationists have been warning us for many decades that the loss of a species creates an effect on the natural order."

This medal was chosen as the 82nd issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1970. It measures 73mm in diameter and has a reported production quantity of 1,115 pieces in bronze.

References: MACo 1930-001-082, SoM 82

Variant Details

This section contains a table of detailed variant information. Currently, I am only aware of 2 variants of this medal. Please notify me if you come across any others or if you find incorrect or missing information.

material	Bronze
patina	Golden bronze with silvery "Snowflake" patina
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 82ND ISSUE - NOV. 1970 TOM ALLEN JR., SC.(C)
diameter	73mm
mintage	1115 reported (for all Bronze variants)

material	Bronze
patina	Brown-gold patina
edge6	MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE
edge12	THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 82ND ISSUE - NOV. 1970 TOM ALLEN JR., SC.(C)
diameter	73mm
mintage	1115 reported (for all Bronze variants)

Last modified: Nov 30, 2017 09:50