Medal - America`s First Medals Battle of the Cowpens

€362,143.00
LocationUnited States
Year1976
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionPewter
Weight
Diameter38 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
PeriodFederal republic (1776-date)
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Obverse descriptionDepicts the cavalry commander William Washington leading the charge with his soldiers with an angel guiding him to his victory.
Obverse letteringGulielmo Washington Legionis Equit Præfecto Comitia American
(Translation: William Washington Legion Cavalry Commander American Assembly)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBorder is has an olive wreath going around the edges with ribbons ending at the top and bottom middle portions
Reverse letteringQUOD 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)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1976)  - -
Catalog ID3357686550
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