John Paul Jones, Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis, United States, 1779
date: label: Date made
content: 1779
label: associated date
content: 1779 09 23
name: label: associated person
content: Dupre, Augustin
label: obverse engraver
content: Dupre, Augustin
label: reverse engraver
content: Dupre, Augustin
label: manufacturer
content: Paris Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) John Paul Jones, Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis medal (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1779
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Right facing portrait of Jones in uniform (based off of Houdon's bust).
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: JOANNI / PAVLO / JONE / CLASSIS / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUPRE. / F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: A smoking Bonhomme Richard, holed and with broken mast, faces left in front of the foremast and bowsprit of Serapis; fighting sailors and rubbish are visible in the water and Alliance resides in the background.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: HOSTIVM / NAVIBVS / CAPTIS / AVT / FVGATIS / AD / ORAM / SCOTIAE / XXIII / SEPT / M.DCCLXXVIIII / DUPRE. / F.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: place of issue
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Comitia Americana
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Stack family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.76.23.07
label: catalog number
content: 1977.0393.0007
label: accession number
content: 1977.0393
label: catalog number
content: 76.23.07
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: 56.5 mm; 2 7/32 in