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ROOSEVELT ON The MEDALS.


WASHINGTON, Nov. For many years
II has been the custom Of the Treasury
department to p"rpttuate in bronze the
features of each new President inductcd
INTO office, but III the case of President
Roosevelt it looked for a Ion z time as if the
line would be broken
There were any number Of full-face
photographs Of the President. some taken
while he was Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, others n Rough Ride Uniform.
bat loie Of the-" was available for
Il" medal. II was thought Necessary
I" have profile view of tho Presi-
d'It'~ features. because features IN
luil-.aca view, wh,n produced upon medals,
look absolutely fiat. The medal of the
oder Harrison i the only one in the col
lc ton Of the Treasury Department made
from full-face photograph, and it present
a decidedly fat appearance.
When President Roosevelt returned 10
WaShi gtOn from mis- Western trip Direct or
Roberts secured permission for the Official
photographer to make the necessary poses.
The medal Is now b.lD < made in the mii.t
at Philadelphia. Before il IL completed.
which will he IN the course of a few weeks.
tie President will have To make one or two
poses for the .ngraFer.
The medals Il President Roosevelt will
We struck IL bronze 3l.d will be- for sale a.
the pul lie AZ 81 each. The medals of at
tho former Presidents have been the Sane
sl2c AID sold al the same price. except the
medal IT John Adams, which is smaller
an sells tor $40
There was no Presidential medal struck
u honor Of Washii gton' There are, how
I. ,.. u ~aln at the bureau five VAIN gtr.
NE ials Tho first and hgneSt pric II ul
'h"-c i "Nashi' GIN bofor" Boston.
vh'rh costs 81 The others are Tn 'r".i-
GHu"r R"ll. pqui-hed, Tim" L. creases His
Fame, = oume, c'iue:t of the Cahhc',
which sells for Is c''.tE. aud the Cabinet
when President Garfield was assassinated
Wv" Mint officials struck off a special gold
modal lit honor Of his mart yrdom. This
s'li- for 50 There l. = gold medal mgde
in honor # Lincoln nd Garfield which bears
tho profiics Of 10th. A. Vet no such medal
h1> been struck in honor of tn" martyred
Mckinney
For about $500 one can purchase Al the
Mint compl''" collect ion of all : he official
medals struck ON TO date. These medals
furnish almost an unhroken pictorial his
tory of the Uni cd states. There are in
IN" collection tw"uI y-fye that have been
voted 10y Congress to officers Of the army
and twCniN-' hire" to naval officers for
gailan'ry in action The originals were
'ruoh in gold. hu duplicates in bronze
ne on sale. All of the medals bear strik-
ing scenes of the wars sc the United States,
from the Revolution 10 he war with
Spain.
The frs' medal voted by Congress was
Cor Washing on'~ victory NJ Boston. The
famous naval victory Of John Paul Jones
Wa pictured upon another. Taylor at
PaIu Alto l. toe subject of still another.
! hos" more prominent among the re-
Clponts II these medals were Gems.
William Henry ilar ion. Scott, JAG, 'on,
TAYLOR, Grant and Light Horsc Harry"
l"e; on the naval list are Hull, Decatur,
Lawrence, Perry and Pr'hle.
Duplicates in bronze of the original
medals can he purchased NJ any time by
applica' len TO he Mint Bureau, If which
Director Roberts j. the head The most
expensive OF the lo' l. that of Grant. which
cp-', s.. II j. four inches in diameter.
Most of the Others are sold for $50 each.
4 number Of tho duplicates of the medals
hiv" l,cn radc Ia silver for those wishing
nandsouor designs,
FpUr Secretaries Of the Treasury have
pa their profilcs pcrpe' uatcd in bronze,
bui h" present Secret ary, Mr.. Shaw, cannot
n" prevailed upon 70 sit for profile pho
t"Sraph from which TO have n medal made.
guess that collection can get along
without having my face in IT. said IN"
Iowa secretary when asked about it. let
IN" others have show. | might spoil the
ID 'auty Of the collect ion
Several Directors Of Tn" Mint have also
at medals made at M" Philadelphia mint
but the pre- sent incumbent, Mr., Roberts,
- ~ l.'T''N'Ei'lN l'lh-''t w nav ~ ntNcl
made
Tn" mint a, Philadelphia Is authorized
10y law 10 strike of medals for all public
institutions, societies or even from private
individuals when the dies are furnished
~ themselves. The charge for this WORK,
II only the actual cost of the labor and
metal used The mint, however, cannot
make dies for individuals.
The official portrait of President Roo~e-
Welt has been packed carefully away in
the vaults OF the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing Uncle Sam has made it a
practice since the first President was in
Quoted into office to cut the features of the
new Executive in steel and lock the plate
up IN great burglar proof vault, IN which
mere l. box for the purpose. There H.
on file one such plate Tor each President
OF the lnlled STATE = beginning with WASH
ington. Th'se plates are used for printing
ON 'lal portraits of the various Presidents
No other portraits are official
IL has long been the Gust ON of the Govern
mtnt to do honor to dead Presidents by
placing their official port rats on the money
oi the country issued from time to time,
Another Use 10 which the plates are put
!" IN the case of the death Of the President
whlle IN Office. On such occasions ali Official
memorial souvenir is always prepared at
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing