Metis Shipwreck Life Saving medal, United States, 1875
date: label: Date made
content: 1875
name: label: engraver
content: Barber, Charles
label: engraver
content: Barber, William
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Metis shipwreck life saving medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1875
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Scene of rescue.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Oak wreath.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: BY RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS FEBRUARY 24, 1873 / TO / / FOR / COURAGE AND HUMANITY / IN THE / SAVING OF LIFE / FROM THE WRECK / OF THE / STEAMER METIS / ON / LONG ISLAND SOUND / AUGUST 31, 1872.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States: Long Island Sound
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: 1991.0009.0333
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0333
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
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: 63.7 mm; x 2 1/2 in