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US MInt America's First Medals browse these categories for related items... Directory: Traditional Collectibles: Numismatics: Medals: Pre 1980: item # 31821 Please refer to our stock # 1C when inquiring. Craftsman Antiques The Lafayette Mill Antiques Center 12 Morris Farm Road, Lafayette, NJ 07848 Cell: 862-812-0574 Guest Book $100 |
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| Americas First Medals was a series of medals struck by the US Mint commemorating the first medals conferred upon certain individuals for their exemplary service to our country in notable battles during the American Revolution. They were minted back when our country was celebrating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution in the '70's era. They were struck in pewter and measure 1 & 1/2 inches in diameter with the book holding the medels measuring 8.5" by 10.5". A brief history on the medals begins with the first medals voted by the Continental Congress and presented at the White House. The medals, originally struck in gold and silver, were awarded in recognition of the bold commanders and successful Revolutionary War battles that won for a new nation its freedom from foreign domination. The Bicentennial medals package includes a reprint of a booklet entitled “Medals Commemorating Battles of the American Revolution,” authored by Vladimir and Elvira Clain-Stefanelli of the National Museum of History and Technology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. The 43-page illustrated booklet explains the tradition of bestowing medals upon our nation’s heroes and the history surrounding the first medals granted by the Founding Fathers and designed by the foremost medalists of the day. Benjamin Franklin, then our Ambassador to France, took a personal interest in the design and engraving of many of the Revolutionary War commemorative medallions then produced in Paris. The 11th medal in the collection, considered to be one of the most beautiful medallic expressions of liberty ever struck, was also commissioned by Benjamin Franklin but he failed to win official Congressional approval of it. Called the Libertas Americana medal, the U.S. Mint, in 1976 made it a part of the ten piece America’s First Medals series. | |
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