Horatio Gates at Saratoga, United States, 1777 (Original dies at the U.S. Mint)
date: label: Date made
content: 1777
name: label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Horatio Gates at Saratoga medal, (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1777
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Left facing portrait bust of Gates in military uniform.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: HORATIO GATES DUCI STRENUO / COMITIA AMERICANA / N. GATTEAUX
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Burgoyne presents his sword to Gates who stands bareheaded on the right, he holds in his left hand his tri-cornered hat; in the background the British army lays down their arms to the American army who stands at attention on the right behind Gates.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: SALUS REGIONUM SEPTENTRIONAL / HOSTE AD SARATOGAM / IN DEDITION ACCEPTO / DIE XVII OCT MDCCLXXVII
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Engraved by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux; struck from original dies at the U.S. Mint.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Comitia Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1992.0061.0019
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0061.0019
label: accession number
content: 1992.0061
label: catalog number
content: 92.61.19
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: 55.6 mm; 2 3/16 in