Stephen Decatur medal, United States, 1817
date: label: Date made
content: 1817
name: label: obverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: reverse engraver
content: Furst, Moritz
label: manufacturer
content: United States Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Stephen Decatur medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1817
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Right facing portrait bust of Captain Stephen Decatur.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: STEPHANUS DECATUR / NAVARCHUS, PUGINS / PLURIBUS, VICTOR / FURST.F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Scene of the capture of the Macedonian, October 1812.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: OCCIDIT SIGNUM HOSTILE SIDERA SURGUNT / INTER STA. UNI. NAV. AMERI. / ET MACEDO. NAV. ANG. DIE / XXV OCTOBRIS / MDCCCXII / FURST F.
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: War of 1812
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: 1991.0009.0583
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0009.0583
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: .5 cm x 6.51 cm; 3/16 in x 2 9/16 in