Centennial Exposition medal, United States, 1876
date: label: Date made
content: 1876
name: label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
label: obverse engraver
content: Barber, William
label: reverse engraver
content: Barber, William
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Centennial Exposition medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1876
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Rising Liberty with sword; rays and thirteen stars above.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES / 1776
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Wreath.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: BY AUTHORITY OF THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES / 1876 / IN / COMMEMORATION / OF THE / HUNDREDTH / ANNIVERSARY / OF / AMERICAN / INDEPENDENCE
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: Centennial Exposition
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: 1991.0009.0675
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0675
label: accession number
content: 1991.0009
label: catalog number
content: 91.9.675
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: gilt copper (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 37.7 mm; x 1 1/2 in