Peter Porter medal, United States, 1824
date: label: date made
content: 1824
label: date on object
content: 1814
label: associated date
content: 1814 09 17
name: label: issuing authority
content: Congress of the United States
label: associated person
content: Furst, Moritz
label: maker
content: Furst, Moritz
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Peter Porter medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1824
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Bust of Major General Peter B. Porter facing right.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: MAJOR GENERAL PETER B. PORTER. / FURST.F.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Two allegorical female figures. Figure on the left is Victory, holding flags with the names of the battle location on them. Figure on the right is a muse of History, writing.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMBER 3. 1814. / BATTLES OF CHIPPEWA. / JULY 5. 1814. / NIAGARA. JULY 25. 1814. / ERIE SEP. 17. 1814. / FURST.F.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States: New York
label: associated place
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: War of 1812
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Carl H. Jaeschke
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.71.124.465
label: catalog number
content: 71.124.465
label: accession number
content: 297849
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Personal; Commemorative
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: white metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: medal: .4 cm x 6.49 cm; 5/32 in x 2 9/16 in