Object Details
- associated person
- Wright, Joseph
- Lee, Henry
- obverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- reverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Henry Lee at Paulus Hook medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1880
- Obverse Image: Right- facing portrait bust of Lee in frock coat and vest.
- Obverse Text: HENRICO / LEE / LEGIONIS / EQUIT / PRAEFECT / COMITIA / AMERICANA
- Reverse Image: Ten lines of text.
- Reverse Text: NON / OBSTANTIB / FLUMINIBUS / VALLIS / ASTUTIA / & / MANITAT / DEVINXIT. / IN / MEM / PUGN / AD / PAULUS / HOOK / DIE / XIX / AUG. / 1779
- General Information: U.S. Mint copy die 1880: Original obverse Die paired with Barber reverse.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Govt Transfer: US DOTT USM
- 1880
- associated date
- 1779 08 19
- ID Number
- NU.75247
- accession number
- 14937
- catalog number
- 75247
- Object Name
- Medal
- Other Terms
- Medal; Commemorative; Personal
- Physical Description
- struck (overall production method)
- bronze (overall metal)
- circular (overall shape)
- metal, bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 45.3 mm; 1 25/32 in
- medal: 4.53 cm; x 1 13/16 in
- place made
- United States
- place of issue
- United States
- associated place
- United States
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Comitia Americana
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1097174
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6b8d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
