Henry Lee at Paulus Hook , United States, 1880 (U.S. Mint copy die 1880: Original obverse die paired with Barber reverse)
Henry Lee at Paulus Hook , United States, 1880 (U.S. Mint copy die 1880: Original obverse die paired with Barber reverse)
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- 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: Struck from dies reproduced by William Barber.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Medal
- Date made
- 1880
- reverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- obverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- place made
- United States
- place of issue
- United States
- Physical Description
- struck (overall production method)
- bronze (overall metal)
- circular (overall shape)
- Measurements
- overall: 46.1 mm; 1 13/16 in
- ID Number
- NU.275799.0159
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98175
- Credit Line
- Library of Congress
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Comitia Americana
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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