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Medal - The Charleston Museum Oldest Museum in the Americas
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Weight | 24.1 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a detailed relief view of The Charleston Museum building facade, featuring a columned rotunda entrance flanked by wings, with palm trees in the foreground. The legend 'THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM' appears in the upper field, while the dates '1773-1973' and the inscription 'OLDEST MUSEUM IN AMERICA' are rendered in the lower field. The designer's initials 'DC' are visible in the lower right of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic composition of objects representing the museum's four collections: a fossil animal skeleton (Natural Science), a winged mythological creature (Anthropology), a period carriage (History), and an 18th-century costumed figure (Decorative Arts), with a large fish in the lower foreground. The four collection names 'HISTORY', 'ANTHROPOLOGY', 'NATURAL SCIENCE', and 'DECORATIVE ARTS' are arranged around the periphery, separated by stars, on a deeply recessed mirror field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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