John Stewart at Stony Point, United States, 1779
date: label: Date made
content: 1779
label: associated date
content: 1779 07 15
name: label: issuing authority
content: Congress of the United States
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) John Stewart at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1779
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Stewart, standing left, steps forward to receive a palm branch from America, represented as a crowned, semi-nude Indian woman, she has an alligator tied beside her and grips the striped shield of America.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: JOANNI STEWART COHORTIS PRAEFECTO / COMITIA AMERICANA / GATTEAUX
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Stewart charge, sword drawn, at the fortifications against the British troops who raise their arms in surrender; behind Stewart is a row of American soldiers and their standards.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: STONEY - POINT OPPUGNATUM / XV JUL MDCCLXXIX / GATTEAUX
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Engraved by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: place of issue
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States: New York
topic: label: related event
content: Battle of Stony Point
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Comitia Americana
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.67.98193
label: accession number
content: 275799
label: catalog number
content: 67.98193
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Commemorative; Personal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cast; electroplated (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: lead, bronzed (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 45.5 mm; 1 25/32 in