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MEDAL

Creator(s): Paul Manship (Artist) , Medallic Art Company (Foundry)

Currently in storage


About this object

Inaugural medal of John F. Kennedy. On obverse: profile portrait of President Kennedy facing left in jacket and tie. On reverse: American eagle in center surrounded by ring of fifty stars.

Object name:
MEDAL
Made from:
Bronze
Made in:
USA
Date made:
1961
Size:
83.8 cm (33 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
14.150
Class:
METAL
Signature marks:
INSCRIPTION; MARK on front: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, on back: President of the United States of America Inaugurated January 20th 1961; mark: Medallic Art Co. N.Y. Bronze; on front: Paul Manship c 1961
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973