Object Details
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- associated person
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- Washington, William
- manufacturer
- Paris Mint
- Description
- One (1) William Washington at the Cowpens medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1781 (1843)
- Obverse Image: Washington sits on a horse with sword drawn, leading the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons who charge in the background against the British cavalry. Winged Victory flies with Washington with a palm branch in left hand and a laurel crown in right.
- Obverse Text: GULIELMO / WASHINGTON / LEGIONIS / EQUIT / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICAN
- Reverse Image: Seven lines of text surrounded by a wreath.
- Reverse Text: QUOD / PARVA / MILITUM / MANU / STRENUE / PROSECUTUS / HOSTES / VIRTUTIS / INGENITAE / PRAECLARUM / SPECIMEN / DEDIT / IN / PUGNA / AD / COWPENS / XVII. / JAN. / MDCCLXXXI
- Rim Text: BRONZE
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Stack family
- 1781
- 1843
- associated date
- 1781 01 17
- ID Number
- NU.76.23.13
- catalog number
- 1977.0393.0013
- accession number
- 1977.0393
- catalog number
- 76.23.13
- Object Name
- Medal
- Other Terms
- Medal; Personal; Commemorative
- Physical Description
- struck (overall production method)
- bronze (overall metal)
- circular (overall shape)
- Measurements
- overall: 45.9 mm; 1 13/16 in
- place made
- France
- place of issue
- United States
- associated place
- France
- United States: South Carolina
- 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_1097232
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5716-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
