Medal - Longines Symphonette Betsy Ross and the Flag
Medal - Longines Symphonette Betsy Ross and the Flag
€1.00
Location
United
States
Year
Type
Commemorative medal
Composition
Silver (.925)
Weight
34 g
Diameter
39 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Engraved
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain with inscription
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Three men watching Betsy Ross sew the eponymous second flag of the United States
Obverse lettering
BETSY ROSS AND THE FLAG
1776
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JDL
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Eagle with its wings spread standing on top of a shield that’s lying on the ground with an olive branch between the shield and the eagle’s claw
Reverse lettering
BETSY ROSS
IN JUNE OF 1776
THE LEGENDARY MOTHER OF
THE STARS AND STRIPES
GAVE HER FAMOUS FLAG
TO GEORGE WASHINGTON
AT HER HOME IN
COLONIAL PHILADELPHIA.
