Winfield Scott medal, United States, 1849
date: label: Date made
content: 1849
name: label: obverse engraver
content: Wright, Charles Cushing
label: reverse engraver
content: Wright, Charles Cushing
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Winfield Scott medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1849
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Major General Winfield Scott, left; ribbon with inscription above; stars on each side.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: MAJOR GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT / RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS / MARCH 9, 1848
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Vignettes of six battles in ring of intertwined wreathes, with scene of taking of Mexico City at center.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: VERA CRUZ / CERRO GORDO / CONTRERAS / SAN ANTONIO & CHERUBUSCO / MOLINA DEL REY / CHAPULTEPEC / CITY / OF / MEXICO
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: Mexican War
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: 1991.0009.0645
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0645
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: catalog number
content: 91.9.645
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: 89.7 mm; x 3 9/16 in