Daniel Morgan at the Cowpens, France, 1781 (Paris Mint, struck from 1839 Barré dies)
date: label: Date made
content: 1781
label: associated date
content: 1781 01 17
name: label: issuing authority
content: Congress of the United States
label: associated person
content: Dupre, Augustin
label: obverse engraver
content: Dupre, Augustin
label: reverse engraver
content: Dupre, Augustin
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Daniel Morgan at the Cowpens medal, (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1781
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Morgan leads an infantry change on horseback against a retreating British cavalry; another cavalry charge is visible in the background.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: VICTORIA LIBERTATIS VINDEX / FVGATIS CAPTIS AVT CAESIS / AD COWPENS HOSTIBVS / XVII. JAN. MDCCLXXXI / DUPRE. INV. ET. F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: America, represented as a semi-nude Indian female, places a crown of laurels on the head of Morgan who stands in uniform to her right; he bows slightly to receive his crown; behind them are two cannons, a shield, trumpet, fasces, and sundry standards to represent war.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: DANIELI MORGAN DUCI EXERCITUS / COMITIA AMERICANA / DUPRE F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Struck from the 1839 Barré dies, most probably in France as a prototype to show to the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: place of issue
content: United States
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: General M. C. Meigs
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.201930
label: accession number
content: 25386
label: catalog number
content: 201930
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Commemorative; Personal
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: 56.3 mm; 2 7/32 in