Medal
Medal
Medal
Medal

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Medal

Benjamin Duvivier, French, 1730–1819
y1945-108

Information

Title
Medal
Maker
Benjamin Duvivier
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
diam. 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Collection
Object Number
y1945-108
Signatures
Inscribed, bottom left, in relief: DU VIV.
Inscription
Circular inscription, along edge, in relief: JOH.EGAR. HOWARD LEGIONIS PEDITUM PRAEFECTO; Inscribed, bottom center, in relief: COMITIA AMERICANA; Verso, inscribed, in relief: QUOD / IN NUTANTEM HOSTIUM ACIEM / SUBITO IRRUENS / PRAECLARUM BELLICAE VIRTUTIS / SPECIMEN DEDIT / IN PUGNA AD COWPENE / XVII.JAN. MDCCLXXXI
Culture
American
Type
medals
Materials
bronze
Subject
horses, battles, plant-derived motifs, commemoratives, nudes, men, swords, flags, women

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