John Eager Howard at the Cowpens, United States, 1781
date: label: Date made
content: 1781
name: label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
label: maker
content: Paris Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) John Eager Howard at the Cowpens medal, (Comitia Americana)
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States (France), 1781
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Howard rides on horseback with sword raised as he chases an enemy soldier while winged Victory flies above him, with a palm raised in her left hand and laurel wreath in her right hand above Howard's head.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: JOH. EGAR. HOWARD LEGIONIS PEDITUM PRAEFECTO / COMITIA AMERICANA / DUVIV.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: An inscription in seven lines is surrounded by a laurel wreath.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: QUOD / IN NUTANTEM HOSTIUM ACIEM / SUBITO IRRUENS / PRAECLARUM BELLICAE VIRTUTIS / SPECIMEN DEDIT / IN PUGNA AD COWPENS / XVII. JAN. MDCCLXXXI
label: Description (Brief)
content: General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, struck from reverse die with broken edges, most likely 1868-1879.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France
label: associated place
content: United States: South Carolina, Cowpens
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0009.0561
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0561
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: 44.8 mm; 1 3/4 in