Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal

1909

Place madeNewark, New Jersey, United States, North America

Bronze; leather, wood, silk

Overall (Medal): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Container: 4 × 4 × 1 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 2.5 cm)

INV.2595

This medal was issued jointly by the American Numismatic Society and the Medal Committee of the Hudson-Fulton Commission. 124,698 medals in a variety of sizes and metals were struck, which made it one of the largest issues of a single medal ever produced.

DescriptionBronze struck medal with obverse showing Henry Hudson and his sailors aboard ship; legend around border: "DISCOVERY OF HUDSON RIVER BY HENRY HUDSON A. D. MDCIX/THE AMERICAN/NUMISMATIC SOCIETY/HUDSON-FULTON/CELEBRATION COMM:"; image of sailing ship at lower center with inscription: "HALVE MAENE." Reverse depicts three seated allegorical female figures with naval attributes representing steam navigation; portrait in medallion suspended on ribbon overhead, flanked by two fluted columns and inscribed: "ROBERT FULTON/1765 1815"; distant seascape, at left, and Manhattan skyline, at right; inscription in exergue: "FIRST USE OF STEAM IN NAVIGATION/ON THE HUDSON RIVER/1807." Black leather square fitted presentation case with dark green silk satin and silk velvet lining.

MarkingsInscription: obverse, at lower right of field: "E.FUCHS" Inscription: reverse, at lower right of field: "E.FUCHS" Inscription: edge, lower center: "WHITEHEAD-HOAG" Inscription: case lid, impressed in gold: "Hudson fulton Banquet/September 29, 1909"

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