Stephen Decatur medal, United States, 1817
date: label: date made
content: 1817
label: associated date
content: 1812 10 25
name: label: issuing authority
content: Congress of the United States
label: associated person
content: Decatur, Stephen
label: associated person
content: Furst, Moritz
label: maker
content: United States Mint
label: maker
content: Furst, Moritz
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Stephen Decatur medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1817
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Right facing portrait bust of Captain Stephen Decatur.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: STEPHANUS DECATUR / NAVARCHUS, PUGINS / PLURIBUS, VICTOR / FURST.F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Scene of the capture of the Macedonian, October 1812.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: OCCIDIT SIGNUM HOSTILE SIDERA SURGUNT / INTER STA. UNI. NAV. AMERI. / ET MACEDO. NAV. ANG. DIE / XXV OCTOBRIS / MDCCCXII / FURST F.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: War of 1812
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.67.98209
label: catalog number
content: 67.98209
label: accession number
content: 275799
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Commemorative; Personal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze plated (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: electroplated (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: lead, bronzed (overall metal)
label: Measurements
content: medal: .4 cm x 6.4 cm; 5/32 in x 2 17/32 in