John Eager Howard at the Cowpens Cliché, United States, 1781
date: label: Date made
content: 1781
label: associated date
content: 1781 01 17
name: label: associated person
content: Duvivier, Benjamin
label: issuing authority
content: Congress of the United States
label: maker
content: Paris Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) John Eager Howard at the Cowpens medal cliché (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1781
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Howard rides on horseback with sword raised as he chases an enemy soldier while winged Victory flies above him, with a palm raised in her left hand and laurel wreath in her right hand above Howard's head.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: JOH. EGAR. HOWARD LEGIONIS PEDITUM PRAEFECTO / COMITIA AMERICANA / DUVIV.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: place of issue
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: Battle of Cowpens, 1781
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Comitia Americana
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Benjamin Stack
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.68.245.2
label: accession number
content: 281629
label: catalog number
content: 68.245.2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Commemorative; Personal; Trial
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: lead (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 46.1 mm; 1 13/16 in