James Biddle medal, United States, 1820
date: label: Date made
content: 1820
name: label: obverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: reverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) James Biddle medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1820
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Captain James Biddle facing right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THE CONGRESS OF THE U.S. TO CAPT. JAMES BIDDLE. / FOR HIS GALLANTRY GOOD CONDUCT AND SERVICES. / FURST.F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: View of the USS Hornet and HMS Penguin. Island in the background.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: CAPTURE OF THE BRITISH SHIP PENGUIN BY THE U.S. SHIP HORNET / OFF TRISTAN D'ACUNHA MARCH XXIII MDCCCXV / FURST.F.
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: 1992.0061.0051
label: catalog number
content: 1992.0061.0051
label: accession number
content: 1992.0061
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 6.56 cm; 3/16 in x 2 19/32 in