Peter Porter medal, United States, 1824
date: label: Date made
content: 1824
name: label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
label: obverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: reverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Peter Porter medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1824
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Major General Peter B. Porter facing right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: MAJOR GENERAL PETER B. PORTER. / FURST.F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Two allegorical female figures. Figure on the left is Victory, holding flags with the names of the battle location on them. Figure on the right is a muse of History, writing.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMBER 3. 1814. / BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA. / JULY 5. 1814. / NIAGARA. JULY 25. 1814. / ERIE SEP. 17. 1814. / FURST.F.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: War of 1812
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: 1991.0009.0622
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0622
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
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: .45 cm x 6.48 cm; 3/16 in x 2 9/16 in