Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1975.597.10
- Creator:
- Furst, Moritz
Engraver - Date:
- 1837
- Description:
- Presidential medallion, Martin Van Buren, silver. Obverse: relief bust of Martin Van Buren in profile; text around perimeter, "MARTIN VAN BUREN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / A.D. 1837." Text below bust, "FURST F." Reverse: relief image of clasped hands, tomahawk, and peace pipe, with text, "PEACE / AND / FRIENDSHIP".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- D-0.2 Dia-3 inches
- Provenance:
- Accession 1905.002 contained medals from George Washington to Theodore Roosevelt.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Henry M. Baker
- Subjects:
- Medallions, Presidents, Friendship, Tomahawks, Peace, Peace pipes, Van Buren, Martin
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