Object Details
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- Paris Mint
- Description (Brief)
- One (1) John Eager Howard at the Cowpens medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1781
- Obverse Image: Howard rides on horseback with sword raised as he chases an enemy soldier while winged Victory flies above him, with a palm raised in her left hand and laurel wreath in her right hand above Howard's head.
- Obverse Text: JOH / EGAR / HOWARD / LEGIONIS / PEDITUM / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUVIV
- Reverse Image: An inscription in seven lines in surrounded by a laurel wreath.
- Reverse Text: QUOD / IN / NUTANTEM / HOSTIUM / ACIEM / SUBITO / IRRUENS / PRAECLARUM / BELLICAE / VIRTUTIS / SPECIMEN / DEDIT / IN / PUGNA / AD / CWPENS / XVII. / JAN. / MDCCLXXXI
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Stack family
- 1781
- ID Number
- NU.76.23.04
- catalog number
- 1977.0393.0004
- accession number
- 1977.0393
- catalog number
- 76.23.04
- Object Name
- Medal
- Physical Description
- struck (overall production method)
- bronze (overall metal)
- circular (overall shape)
- Measurements
- overall: 46.4 mm; 1 13/16 in
- place made
- France
- place of issue
- United States
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Comitia Americana
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Battle of Cowpens, 1781
- Record ID
- nmah_1097242
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-55f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
