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Alaska Purchase Centennial Medal
1967
Mint: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Patinated bronze
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 6.4 x 0.6 cm (2 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.576
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: A ring with a star containing a 49, a steam engine, a figure with a hat, and an eagle atop a steeple / ALASKA PURCHASE CENTENNIAL 1867-1967
Rev: Profile portrait bust of William H. Seward / NORTH TO THE FUTURE / WILLIAM H. / SEWARD / R. BECK SC.
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
Rev: Profile portrait bust of William H. Seward / NORTH TO THE FUTURE / WILLIAM H. / SEWARD / R. BECK SC.
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
ProvenanceCollection of Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.