World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation Medal, Trial, United States, 1893
date: label: Date made
content: 1893
label: associated date
content: 1892
name: label: associated person
content: Columbus, Christopher
label: associated person
content: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
label: obverse designer
content: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
label: reverse designer
content: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) World's Columbian Exposition Commemorative Presentation medal, trial
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1892 - 1893
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Christopher Columbus on the shore of the New World. Three male figures at lower right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: CHRISTOPHER COLVMBVS / OCT XII MCCCCXCII / PLVS VLTRA
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Nude youth representing the Spirit of America holding torch and wreathes and leaning on shield with eagle.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: THE COLVMBIAN EXHIBITION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FOVR HVNDRETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF COLVMBVS / TO WILLIAMS BRADFORD / E PLVRIBVS VNVM / MDCCCXCII MDCCCXCIII
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: This reverse design was rejected by the United States Senate Quadro-Centennial Committee. It was replaced by a design by Charles Barber.
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: World's Columbian Exposition
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: 1991.0009.0744
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0744
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: nonaccession number
content: 1981.3001
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Commemorative; Personal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cast (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .9 cm x 9.8 cm; 11/32 in x 3 27/32 in