Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
M-F85-127 |
Object Name |
Medal |
Title |
Medal with Portrait of Benjamin Franklin |
Artist |
Dupré, Augustin |
Date |
1784 |
Description |
Obverse: BENJ. FRANKLIN NATUS BOSTON. XVII JAN. MDCCVI (around bust of Franklin facing left); DUPRE' F on edge of bust. Reverse: Around, ERIPUIT COELO FULMEN SCEPTRUM QUE TYRANNIS; below in exergue, SCULPSIT ET DICAVIT / AUG. DUPRE' ANNO / MDCCLXXXIV. In center, a Winged Genius standing with one arm raised, on an open plain; on hill at left is a circular temple; on ground, a crown and a scepter, both broken; in the air a flash of lightning. |
Material |
Silver |
Dimensions |
D-0.125 Dia-1.25 inches |
Credit line |
American Philosophical Society |
Search Terms |
18th century eighteenth century profile Founding Father commemorative Greek |