The medal's obverse bears bust of Francis Parkman, l. Around, SOCIETY OF AMERICAN HISTORIANS ˙ FRANCIS PARKMAN PRIZE; signed on truncation, C L SCHMITZ
The medal's reverse bears the Society's seal with motto SIC HISTORIA / DISSIPABIT
The edge bears maker's mark MEDALLIC ART CO NY BRONZE
The Society of American Historians' Francis Parkman Prize is awarded annually for the best nonfiction work of history on an American theme published the previous year. The prize, which carries an award of $2000, is named for Francis Parkman, whose monumental work, France and England in North America (7 vols., Boston: Little, Brown, 1865-92), was widely praised for its literary elegance as well as its historical importance.
This medal measures 70mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.
References: MACo 1961-019