Object Details
obverse engraver
Dupre, Augustin
reverse engraver
Dupre, Augustin
manufacturer
United States Mint
Description (Brief)
One (1) Diplomatic medal (Comitia Americana)
United States (France), 1790-1791
Obverse Image: The Great Seal of the United States: Eagle with wings spread holding escutcheon with vertical and horizontal stripes, holding a banner in its beak; above are thirteen six-pointed stars centered in a radiant glory; the eagle holds a palm branch in its right talon and a thirteen arrow bundle in the left.
Obverse Text: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
Reverse Image: America, represented as a seated Indian queen, receives in her left hand a cornucopia from Mercury who stands to her right, representing Commerce; behind this scene are symbols of trade and the ocean where the bow of a ship is visible.
Reverse Text: TO PEACE AND COMMERCE / IV JUL. MDCCLXXVI
General Information: Re-engraved by C. Barber, 1876, U.S. Mint copy dies.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Treasury Department, U.S. Mint
Date made
1790-1791
ID Number
1991.0357.0068
catalog number
1991.0357.0068
accession number
1991.0357
Object Name
Medal
Physical Description
struck (overall production method)
bronze (overall metal)
circular (overall shape)
Measurements
overall: 67.9 mm; 2 11/16 in
place made
France
place of issue
United States
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Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
Comitia Americana
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1097462