Steamship San Francisco, Congressional Life Saving medal, United States, 1868
date: label: Date made
content: 1868
name: label: obverse engraver
content: Paquet, Anthony C.
label: reverse engraver
content: Paquet, Anthony C.
label: issuing authority
content: Congress of the United States
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Steamship San Francisco, Congressional Life Saving medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1868
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Allegorical female figure placing wreath on head of a man; United States Capitol.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: BY JOINT RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS TO THE RESCUERS OF THE PASSENGERS, OFFICERS AND MEN OF STEAM SHIP SAN FRANCISCO WRECKED DEC. 1853. / TESTIMONIAL OF NATIONAL GRATITUDE FOR HIS GALLANT CONDUCT
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Scene of man and woman on raft watching distant ship.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: JULY 26 1866
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
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: 1991.0009.0374
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0374
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: 82.2 mm; x 3 1/4 in