John Eager Howard at the Cowpens, France, 1781 (Original dies)
date: label: Date made
content: 1781
label: associated date
content: 1781 01 17
name: label: associated person
content: Howard, John Eager
label: associated person
content: Duvivier, Benjamin
label: obverse engraver
content: Duvivier, Benjamin
label: reverse engraver
content: Duvivier, Benjamin
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, original dies.
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: Library of Congress
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.67.98174
label: accession number
content: 275799
label: catalog number
content: 67.98174
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Personal; Comitia Americana
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cast, electroplated (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: lead, bronzed (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Physical Description
content: metal, lead, copper plated (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 46.5 mm; 1 27/32 in