Medal

Title:

Washington, Kosciusko, and Lafayette

Object Name:

Medal

Object ID:

1975.599.09

Creator:

Rogat, Emile (1799-1852)Engraver; Borrel, Maurice (1804-1882)Engraver

Place of Origin:

Paris, France

Date:

1834

Description:

Commemorative medal, George Washington, Thadeus Kosciusko, and Marquis de Lafayette, 1834. Circular bronze medal. Obverse: conjoined relief portrait busts of Washington, Kosciusko and Lafayette; text around perimeter, "TO THE HERO'S OF LIBERTY THE FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE'S INDEPENDENCE."; engraver's name at bottom, "ROGAT." Reverse: three clusters of oak leaves with text, "GEORGE WASHINGTON BORN THE 22D FEBY 1732, AT BRIDGE-CREECK / DIED THE 14TH DECEMBER 1799, AT MONT-VERNON / THADEUS KOSCIUSKO / BORN THE 12TH FEBY 1746, AT MERUZOWSZEZYZNA / DIED THE 16TH OCTR 1817, AT SOLEURE / LAFAYETTE M.J.P.R.Y. GILBERT DUMOTTIER / BORN THE 6TH SEPTEMBER 1757, AT CHAVINIAC / DIED THE 20TH MAY 1834, / IN PARIS / CERCLE BRITANNIQUE / RUE NEUVE ST. AUGUSTIN NO. 55 A PARIS."; engraver's name, "BORREL", lower right. Stamped on edge, "CUIVRE". Hole drilled near edge at top.

Material:

Metal
Bronze

Dimensions:

D-0.15 Dia-2 inches

Provenance:

Issued by the Cercle Britannique, a library in Paris, after the death of Lafayette in 1834.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Kosciusko, Thaddeus (1746-1817), Lafayette, Marquis de (1757-1834), Washington, George (1732-1799)

Subjects:

Commemorative objects, Medals, Kosciusko, Thaddeus (1746-1817), Lafayette, Marquis de (1757-1834), Washington, George (1732-1799), American Revolution