Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1975.597.06
- Creator:
- Furst, Moritz
- Date:
- 1817
- Description:
- Presidential medallion, James Monroe, bronze. Obverse: relief bust of James Monroe in profile; text around perimeter, "JAMES MONROE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. A.D. 1817."; text below bust, "FURST.F." Reverse: relief image of clasped hands, tomahawk, and peace pipe, with text, "PEACE / AND / FRIENDSHIP".
- Material:
- Metal
Bronze - 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, Tomahawks, Friendship, Peace, Peace pipes, Monroe, James
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