The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 5th Issue

1911

Place madePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Bronze; paper, cardboard, cloth

Overall: 3 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 7.7 x 4.7 x 0.7 cm )
Container (Case): 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 9/16 in. (21.6 × 14 × 1.4 cm)

INV.5448

DescriptionBronze die-struck plaquette with rounded upper edge; obverse depicts uniformed bust of Marquis de Lafayette facing left, within ornate floral frame; neo-classical pedestal is inscribed: "MARIE.JOSEPH.PAVL/YVES.ROCHE.GILBERT.DVMOTIER/.MARQUIS de LAFAYETTE./MAJOR.GENERAL.IN.THE.SERVICE.OF./THE.UNITED.STATES.OF.AMERICA/AND.NOBLEST.PATRIOT.OF.THE/FRENCH.REBOLVTION." Reverse showing allegorical female figure of Liberty wearing Phrygian cap, with French and American flags and sword; eagle at her feet; landscape with sun and clouds bearing dates "1789" and "1776" in background; inscribed in exergue: "AD . PERPETVAM . REI/MEMORIAM/MCMXI." Medal inset into book-style clothbound presentation case with gold embossed logo with portrait of Pisanello at upper right corner of cover and number "5" at upper section of spine; woodblock-printed bookplate with initials "JMA" pasted inside front cover.

MarkingsInscription: obverse, at lower right corner of field: "J.E.ROINE" Inscription: reverse, at lower right corner, in exergue: "J.E. ROINE" Inscription: edge, lower center: "J.K.DAVISON/PHILA." Inscription: case, inside cover, upper right corner, in graphite: "Jan. 20, 1919"

ClassificationsMEDALS