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Sesquicentennial International Exposition Award
1926
Mint: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Medium/Technique
Patinated bronze
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 7.6 x 0.3 cm (3 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.613
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: An eagle in a nest with two eggs, in the background is Independence Hall and a rising sun / ALBERT LAESSLE
Rev: Three concentric circles enclosing a sun with rays, a woven pattern of leaves, and an inscription : SESQUICENTENNIAL (triangle) INTERNATIONAL (triangle) EXPOSITION (triangle) PHILADELPHIA (triangle) 1776-1926 (triangle) / MEDAL OF AWARD
Edge: B.B.B. Co PHILA.
Rev: Three concentric circles enclosing a sun with rays, a woven pattern of leaves, and an inscription : SESQUICENTENNIAL (triangle) INTERNATIONAL (triangle) EXPOSITION (triangle) PHILADELPHIA (triangle) 1776-1926 (triangle) / MEDAL OF AWARD
Edge: B.B.B. Co PHILA.
ProvenanceAwarded to Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.