Medal - Augustus Saint-Gaudens

€1.00
LocationUnited States (US territories United States)
Year1961
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight185 g
Diameter76 mm
Thickness3.9 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain with lettering
Period
NoticeRobert Schabel
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionColumbus arrives, legend.
Obverse letteringCHRISTOPHER COLUMBVS OCT. XII MCCCCXCII
(Translation: Oct. 12 1492)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionDescription of the event, surrounded by figures etc.
Reverse letteringAUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS MDCCCXLVIII - MCMVII DESIGNER OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AMERICAN COIN, THE 1907 DOUBLE EAGLE ON THE OBVERSE, IS DEPICTED HIS MAGNIFICENT INTERPRETATION OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA LIBERTY MCMVII COINMEDALS T. JOHNSON RST SCHABEL `ASPET` HIS HOME AND STUDIO IN CORNISH, NEW HAMPSHIRE WHERE HE LIVED, WORKED, AND DIED NOW KEPT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS THE SAINT-GAUDENS MEMORIAL.
(Translation: Saint-Gaudens named the estate ‘Aspet’ after the town in France where his father was born.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMetal Arts Co Inc, Rochester, United States
MintageND (1961)  - -
Catalog ID7433411140
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