Medal - U.S. Centennial
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
| Year | 1876 |
| Composition | Gold plated copper |
| Weight | 102.1 g |
| Diameter | 57.6 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Number | N# 131524 |
| References | Julian# CM-11e Robert W. Julian, Norris Neil Harris (ed.); 1977. Medals of the United States Mint: The First Century 1792-1892. Token and Medal Society, El Cajon, California, United States. William Swoger; 2008. National Commemorative Medals of the United States Since 1873. Self-published. |
Commemorative issue
US Centennial
Obverse
Liberty placing wreaths on the heads of figures representing Industry and Art. Industry is one female on the left, Art is two females on the left. Date underneath, and text around border.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IN COMMEMORATION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
ACT OF CONGRESS JUNE 1874
1876
Engraver: William Barber
Reverse
Liberty kneeling with an unsheathed sword, other arm raised toward a sun made of stars thing. Lettering around outside.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES.
1776
Engraver: William Barber
Edge
Plain
Mint
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)Comments
Medallion for the Centennial Exposition
Julian-CM-11
R.W. Julian notes in his treatise on the subject that there were "about 7,000 large bronze [medals] struck while only about 2,100 large copper pieces (for gilding) were produced." Some wispy hairlines are observed in both the obverse and reverse fields, but all gilding is intact.
Julian-CM-11
R.W. Julian notes in his treatise on the subject that there were "about 7,000 large bronze [medals] struck while only about 2,100 large copper pieces (for gilding) were produced." Some wispy hairlines are observed in both the obverse and reverse fields, but all gilding is intact.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1876 | 2 123 | ||||||||||||||
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