Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph medal, United States, 1858
date: label: Date made
content: 1858
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1858
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: John Bull and Uncle Sam on opposite shores, bolts of electricity flowing between their hands.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: HOW ARE YOU JONATHAN / PURTY WELL OLD FELLER / HEOW'S YERSELF
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH / SUCCESSFULLY / LAID / 5TH OF / AUGUST / 1858
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0009.0263
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0263
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: catalog number
content: 91.09.263
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30.9 mm; x 1 3/16 in