Oliver Hazard Perry medal, United States, ca 1870
date: label: date made
content: ca 1870
name: label: reverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Oliver Hazard Perry medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, ca 1870
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry facing right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: OLIVERUS HAZARD PERRY. PRO PATRIA VICIT. / PRESENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Wreath tied at bottom.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY; AND THEY ARE OURS / PERRY / TO / IN TESTIMONY OF HIS PATRIOTISM AND BRAVERY IN THE NAVAL ACTION ON LAKE ERIE / SEPTEMBER 10, 1813
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: 1991.0009.0600
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0600
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 5.95 cm; 3/16 in x 2 11/32 in