William Washington at the Cowpens, France, 1781 (Paris Mint, original dies)
date: label: Date made
content: 1781
name: label: manufacturer
content: Paris Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) William Washington at the Cowpens medal, (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1781
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Washington sits on a horse with sword drawn, leading the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons who charge in the background against the British cavalry. Winged Victory flies with Washington with a palm branch in left hand and a laurel crown in right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: GULIELMO WASHINGTON LEGIONIS EQUIT. PRAEFECTO / COMITIA AMERICAN. / DUV
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Seven lines of text surrounded by a wreath.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: QUOD / PARVA MILITUM MANU / STRENUE PROSECUTUS HOSTES / VIRTUTIS INGENITAE / PRAECLARUM SPECIMEN DEDIT / IN PUGNA AD COWPENS / XVII. JAN. MDCCLXXXI.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Edge Text: Bronze
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, original die strike; bird hallmark [?] on edge indicates Paris Mint striking.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: associated place
content: United States: South Carolina, Cowpens
topic: label: related event
content: Battle of Cowpens, 1781
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Comitia Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0009.0558
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0558
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: 46.4 mm; 1 13/16 in