Medal, Commemorative
- Title:
- Herbert Hoover
OF ASSISTANCE TO BELGIUM 1914-1916" - Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1975.597.32
- Creator:
- Devreese, Godefroid (1861-1941)
Engraver - Place of Origin:
- Belgium
- Date:
- 1916
- Description:
- Presidential medal, Herbert Hoover, silver. Obverse: relief bust of Herbert Hoover in profile; text on right, "HERBERT / HOOVER"; text at lower left, "G. DEVREESE." Reverse: text within wreath of grain, "HOMMAGE / DE LA / BELGIQUE RECONNAISSANTE / A SON / POURVOYEUR VIGILANT / 1914-1916"; translation, "Tribute from the grateful Belgium to its vigilant provider"; stamped at bottom, "EPREUVE D'AUTEUR". Presented by Belgium in gratitude for relief during World War I.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-2.2 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Henry M. Baker
- Subjects:
- Medallions, Presidents, Medals, Grains, War relief, Relief (Aid), World War I, Hoover, Herbert
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