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Alaska Statehood Medal
1959
Mint: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Patinated bronze
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 6.4 x 0.5 cm (2 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.579
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: Map of the United States with Alaska superimposed over it / ALASKA / 49TH / STATE / JANUARY 3, 1959 / MACO ©
Rev: The Seal of the State of Alaska (a farmer plowing, a forest, mountains, two boats and a small town) / THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
Rev: The Seal of the State of Alaska (a farmer plowing, a forest, mountains, two boats and a small town) / THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
ProvenanceCollection of Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.