Object Details
designer
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
issuing authority
Congress of the United States
manufacturer
Tiffany & Co.
Description (Brief)
One (1) Benjamin Franklin 200th Anniversary of Birth medal
United States, 1906
Obverse Image: Bust of Franklin facing left, surrounded by a wreath.
Obverse Text: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN / PRINTER / PHILOSOPHER / SCIENTIST / STATESMAN / DIPLOMATIST / 1706 / 1790
Reverse Image: Allegorical scene in a temple with a goddess, representing History, writing on a tablet. Three figures representing Literature, Science, and Philosophy stand at the base of her throne.
Reverse Text: STRVCK BY ACT OF THE CONGRESS OF THE VNITED STATES / TO COMMEMORATE THE TWO HVNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN / M.C.M.V.I. / HISTORY / LITERATVRE / SCIENCE / PHILOSOPHY
date made
1906
ID Number
1993.0205.0080
catalog number
1993.0205.0080
accession number
1993.0205
Object Name
medal
Physical Description
struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall material)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements
overall: .9 cm x 10.1 cm; 11/32 in x 3 31/32 in
place made
United States
place of issue
United States
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Exhibition
Value of Money
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1169719