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Medal - America's First Medals Battle of the Cowpens
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Composition | Pewter |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a dynamic battle scene in high relief showing Colonel William Washington mounted on a rearing horse, pistol raised, leading a cavalry charge at the Battle of Cowpens, with fallen soldiers in the foreground and troops engaged in combat in the background. A winged figure of Victory flies above the scene bearing a laurel wreath and banner. The engraver's signature 'DUV.' appears in the lower right field, with the legend arcing around the upper periphery and a secondary legend inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a wide decorative wreath of olive leaves encircling the entire field, tied with ornamental ribbons and floral devices at the top and bottom. The central field contains a seven-line Latin inscription in relief, commemorating Washington's valor at the Battle of Cowpens on 17 January 1781. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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