Medal - America`s First Medals Battle of the Cowpens
Medal - America`s First Medals Battle of the Cowpens
€362,143.00
Location
United
States
Year
1976
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Pewter
Weight
Diameter
38 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Federal republic
(1776-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Depicts the cavalry commander William Washington leading the charge with his soldiers with an angel guiding him to his victory.
Obverse lettering
Gulielmo Washington Legionis Equit
Præfecto
Comitia American (Translation: William Washington Legion Cavalry Commander American Assembly)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Border is has an olive wreath going around the edges with ribbons ending at the top and bottom middle portions
Reverse lettering
QUOD PARVA MILITUM MANU STRENUE
PROSECUTUS HOSTES VIRTUTIS INGENITÆ
PRÆCLARUM SPECIMEN DEDIT IN PUGNA AD COWPENS
XVII.JAN.MDCCLXXXI (Translation: WHICH LITTLE SOLDIER`S STRENGTHFULLY PURSUEED HIS ENEMY`S STRENGTH HE GAVE A FINE EXAMPLE AT THE BATTLE OF COWPENS 17. JAN. 1781)