John Stewart at Stony Point, United States, 1789 (Lead "splasher" for obverse die )
date: label: Date made
content: 1789
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) John Stewart at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1789
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Stewart, standing left, steps forward to receive a palm branch from America, represented as a crowned, semi-nude Indian woman, she has an alligator tied beside her and grips the striped shield of America.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: JOANNI / STEWART / COHORTIS / PRAEFECTO / GATTEAUX / COMITIA / AMERICANA
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Stewart charge, sword drawn, at the fortifications against the British troops who raise their arms in surrender; behind Stewart is a row of American soldiers and their standards.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: STONEY - POINT / OPPUGNATUM / XV / JUL / MDCCLXXIX / GATTEAUX
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Lead "splasher" (proof) for obverse die of the only American Revolution medal issue never restruck. Engraved by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Stack's
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0759.0002
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0759.0002
label: accession number
content: 1991.0759
label: catalog number
content: 91.759.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: lead (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 46.2 mm; 1 13/16 in