All Medals

References:   MACo 1948-015

The medal's obverse bears bust of Frederick Samuel Tallmadge, facing three quarters right. Around, FREDERICK SAMVEL TALLMADGE / 1824 - 1904; to his left,  - / PRESIDENT / NEW YORK SOCIETY / SONS OF THE / REVOLUTION / 1884-1904 / -; to hos right, - / THE PVRCHASE / OF FRAVNCES TAVERN / HIS LAST OFFICIAL ACT / - / HIS WILL GENEROVSLY / PROVIDED MEANS / FOR PAYMENT / -; signed at left, V D Brenner

The reverse bears view of Fraunces Tavern. Around, HERE WASHINGTON BADE FAREWELL TO HIS OFFICERS 4 DECEMBER 1783 / · BECAME THE OWNER 29 JULY 1904 · ; on banner around top, HERE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION ORGANIZED 4 DECEMBER 1883; in exergue, FRAVNCES TAVERN / NEW · YORK

The circular medal measures 65.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.

References:   Marqusee 71

The medal's obverse bears polo pony with rider in gallop, right, rider facing backwards with polo stick raised above his head. Signed at left, LAVRA GARDIN / FRASER 1923

The reverse bears wreath around centerfield. Around edge, HORSE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA MEDAL / FOR THE BEST PLAYING POLO PONY ON EACH CLVB; engraved in centerfield, MITZI / OWNER / HOWARD S. NEILSON / CLVB / OX RIDGE HVNT CLVB / SEASON / 1925

This is yet another medal where Laura Gardon Fraser showed her talent for modeling horses and riders. In this case, the polo player is leaning backwards, possibly about to pull the horse around to reverse direction.

The circular medal measures 75.8mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1923-016

The medal's obverse bears a Native American in feather headdress, facing left. Around top, LUCKY PENNY

The reverse bears historic view of Fort Dearborn. Under building, FORT DEARBORN; around, A CENTURY OF PROGRESS / 1833 - CHICAGO - 1933

The circular medal measures 56.6mm in diameter and was struck in on copper-plated base metal. No mintage is reported.

The obverse bears bust of Kaiser Wilhelm II with necklace of skulls and iron cross; rifle with bayonett to left. Around, THE FOE OF FREE PEOPLES; below, HIS / ROSARY.

The reverse bears German soldier abducting helpless Belgian woman, callously stepping over child on ground. Around, KULTUR IN BELGIUM; below, MURDER PILLAGE.

The edge is marked MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.

This medal was clearly a response to German artist Karl Goetz' satirical war medals which depicted the allied side in a bad light. Goetz' medals were reviled by the Allies and caused a huge backlash, particularly his infamous Lusitania medal. Artistically, Goetz was on the leading edge of realism while French, British, and American sculptors were still depicting war in terms of carefully crafted Art Nouveau imagery, the horror of war often represented by an angel of death, a weeping widow or a cemetery.

Manship obviously decided that Goetz' medals deserved retaliation in kind. His medal is a true masterpiece of propaganda art, yet it was received with some ambivalence. The June, 1918 issue of the American Magazine of Arts reported:

"In some of the shop windows on Fifth Avenue, New York, is now to be seen a bronze medal designed and executed by Paul Manship representing the outrages perpetrated by the German army upon women and children in invaded territory, particularly in Belgium. This is offered for sale at $10.00 a piece and puts into permanent form those things which if possible should not be remembered, but if remembered not visualized."

The medal measures 66.2mm (2 5/8in) in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York.

References:   Baxter 365, MACo 1918-005, Murtha 103

The medal's obverse bears bust of James Buchanan, facing right. Around top, JAMES BUCHANAN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES; at bottom, 1857; signed under truncation, S. ELLIS SC.

The reverse bears settler at left and native American at right, land with cattle, homesteadand, tipis, trees, mountains and a large American flag in background. At top, LABOR - VIRTUE - HONOR; signed in exergue, J. WILLSON

This particular medal appeasr to be quite rare because it combines the obverse from the James Buchanan Indian Peace medal with the reverse from the Fillmore Indian Peace medal. Apparently, when these medals were first struck, the reverse dies were not yet ready, so a number of medals were struck with a reverse that was at hand.

The circular medal measures 75.8mm and was struck in Bronze by the U.S. Mint. No mintage is reported.

The medal's obverse bears a soldier facing half-left, saluting and standing at attention, his fieldkit and helmet at his feet to his right. Across, AMERICAN / EXPEDITIONARY / FORCES / FRANCE / 1919; signed at lower left, AITKEN / FECIT

The reverse bears upper half of stern-looking Statue of Liberty and stylized ocean waves.

The circular medal measures 50.1mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.

The medal's obverse bears handle of sword, crossbar horizontal and blade pointing down. Across, THE / FENCERS / CLVB OF / PHILA / D-ELPHIA; signed at bottom, 19 (RTM monogram) 14

The reverse is inscribed to FLORA S. FENDER / 1934 / LEFT AND RIGHT; stamped MEDALLIC / ART CO. / NEW YORK

The looped medal measures 29.1mm in diameter (32.1mm with loop) and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintage is reported.

References:   MACo 1921-027

References:   ANS 47, MACo 1939-055, 3000