Anthony Wayne at Stony Point, France, 1779 (Paris Mint)
date: label: Date made
content: 1779
name: label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description
content: One (1) Anthony Wayne at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
label: Description
content: United States (France) 1779
label: Description
content: Obverse Image: America, represented as an Indian woman, offers a laurel wreath and a crown to Wayne who humbly receives the wreath while bowing, holding a tri-cornered hat; the American shield and an alligator appear by her feet.
label: Description
content: Obverse Text: ANTONIO WAYNE DUCI EXERCITUS / COMITIA AMERICANA / GATTEAUX
label: Description
content: Reverse Image: Stony Point fort on a high rock, eight British ships in the Hudson River, and infantry attacking in columns as a phalanx.
label: Description
content: Reverse Text: STONEY - POINT EXPUGNATUM / XV JUL. MDCCLXXIX / GATTEAUX
label: Description
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
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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.275799.0167
label: accession number
content: 275799
label: catalog number
content: 67.98196
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 52.8 mm; 2 3/32 in