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The medal's obverse shows a sculptor/ceramist portrait. Around SOUTH - CAROLINA; signed at bottom, GREG WYATT SOUTH CAROLINA
The reverse depicts the artist's hand working with a sculptor's tool. Around top, BROOKGREEN - GARDENS
This was the 41st of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 2013.
This medal measures 76.4mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.
References: BG 41
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 | Golden bronze with brown highlights |
| edge6 | |
| diameter | 76.4mm |
| weight | 292.8g |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears image of Barred Owl. Above, BROOKGREEN GARDENS; at bottom, South / Carolina
The reverse bears image of farmer harvesting rice above three waves symbolizing water. Signed at bottom, SISKO
This was the 42nd of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 2014.
The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.
References: BG 42
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 | 75.8mm |
| weight | 231.4g |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears large butterfly surrounded by six smaller ones. Around, BROOKGREEN GARDENS / SOUTH CAROLINA
The reverse bears three squirrels emerging from rough-textured tree hole in deep relief; surrounded by smooth border bearing six running squirrels in low relief.
This was the 43rd of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 2015.
The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze. No mintage is reported.
References: BG 43
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 |
|---|---|
| diameter | 76mm |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears large cicada with spread wings as seen from above on raised convex centerfield, front legs raised towards stylized sun in curved triangle. Around, CICADA DAYS / BROOKGREEN GARDENS
The reverse bears firefly facing left in front of vegetation on surface bearing stylized moon. Around, FIREFLY NIGHTS / SOUTH CAROLINA
This was the 44rd of the prestigious Brookgreen Gardens member medals, issued in 2016.
The circular medal measures 76mm in diameter and was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company. No mintage is reported.
References: BG 44
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 | 76mm |
| weight | 244g |
| mintage | unknown |
The medal's obverse bears a black-crowned night heron shown from behind, its head turned to the right, perching on a slender branch; concave circle behind bird's head is suggestive of the moon.
The reverse depicts a perching bird, a leafed branch overhead, looking downward to the left with its wings lifted about to fly. Across, Brookgreen / Gardens / SOUTH / CAROLINA; signed at bottom right, HW
Heidi Wastweet enjoyed Brookgreen Gardens' Artist-in-Residence program in 2015 and sketched the native herons during visits to the Cypress Aviary of the Lowcountry Zoo.
Heidi Wastweet won the American Medallic Sculpture Association's American Medal of the Year Award 2018 for this design. It took three rounds of voting before her medal beat out over 40 other designs that had been submitted.
The almost square medal measures 75.8mm x 76.3mm and was struck in bronze. The mintage is reported to be around 1,000 pieces.
References: BG 45
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 | 75.8mm x 76.3mm |
| weight | 268.9g |
| mintage | unknown |