Artist/Maker
P. Lenoir
Artist/Maker
Paris Mint
Depicted
Robert Edward Lee
(American, 1807 – 1870)
General Robert E. Lee Medal
ca. 1900
Place madeFrance, Europe
Bronze
Overall (Medal): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
1947.332
DescriptionBronze struck medal with obverse showing uniformed bust-length three-quarter portrait of General Lee facing left, with legend: "GENERAL ROBERT.E.LEE 1807-1870." Reverse bears inscription withing central roundel surrounded by oak leaf border: "DUTY IS THE/MOST SUBLIME WORD/IN THE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE."MarkingsInscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "P.LENOIR"
Inscription: edge, at lower center: "BRONZE"
ClassificationsMEDALS
