Diplomatic Medal, United States, 1876 (U.S. Mint copy dies)
date: label: date made
content: 1876
label: date made
content: 1790-1791
name: label: obverse engraver
content: Dupre, Augustin
label: reverse engraver
content: Dupre, Augustin
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Diplomatic medal (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1876
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: The Great Seal of the United States: Eagle with wings spread holding escutcheon with vertical and horizontal stripes, holding a banner in its beak; above are thirteen six-pointed stars centered in a radiant glory; the eagle holds a palm branch in its right talon and a thirteen arrow bundle in the left.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: America, represented as a seated Indian queen, receives in her left hand a cornucopia from Mercury who stands to her right, representing Commerce; behind this scene are symbols of trade and the ocean on which the bow of a ship is visible.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: TO PEACE AND COMMERCE / IV JUL. MDCCLXXVI / C. BARBER / DUPRE, F. / 1876
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: The 1792 Diplomatic Medal was recreated for America's Centennial celebration in 1876, U.S. Mint copy dies.
label: Description
content: This medal is a re-cast of the “To Peace and Commerce” Diplomatic Medal of 1792, originally commissioned by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson as a presentation gift to foreign diplomats. The medal was later recast in 1876 for the American Centennial using the original lead proof by French sculptor and engraver, Augustin Dupre. The dies for the 1876 edition were engraved by Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, Charles E. Barber. The obverse of the medal features the Great Seal of the United States, and the reverse features an allegory of America rendered as a seated Native American woman taking a cornucopia from the outstretched hand of Mercury, who symbolizes trade.
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
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content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition
content: Many Voices, One Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.275799.0085
label: accession number
content: 275799
label: catalog number
content: 67.98249
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall metal)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 60 mm x 68 mm; 2 3/8 in x 2 11/16 in