Medal - Declaration of Independence District of Columbia, Washington
Medal - Declaration of Independence District of Columbia, Washington
€432,802.00
Location
United
States
Year
Type
Medals/Souvenir
medallions
Composition
Weight
29.4 g
Diameter
40.1 mm
Thickness
3.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Reeded
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Obverse lettering
IN CONGRESS.
July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration
of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the course of human evt
the separate and equal station to which t
which impel them to the separation.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit
of Happiness.
Obverse script
Latin, Latin (cursive)
Reverse description
Eagle facing left with wings spread behind a shield, clutching an olive branch and arrows. Open scroll containing Latin phrase above eagle.
Reverse lettering
THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED
STATES
LITTERA
SCRIPTA
MANET
1934 (Translation: The written word remains)
