United States Medal for Life-Saving on Railroads, United States, 1906
date: label: Date made
content: 1906
name: label: obverse designer
content: Weinman, Adolph A.
label: reverse designer
content: Weinman, Adolph A.
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) United States Medal for Life-Saving on Railroads
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1906
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Male figure holding torch aloft, kneeling on boulder on track, with lantern behind.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: .LAVS.VIRTVTIS. / .HEROIS.PRAEMIVM.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Laurel wreath with ribbons; tablet with name inscribed.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: THE UNITED STATES MEDAL FOR LIFE SAVING ON RAILROADS / FOR / BRAVERY / AWARDED TO / GEORGE POELL / ACT OF CONGRESS / FEB 23 1905
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: 1991.0009.0317
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0317
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: catalog number
content: 91.9.317
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: 43.8 mm; x 1 3/4 in