Daniel Morgan at the Cowpens, United States, 1781 (Struck from 1839 Barré dies)
Daniel Morgan at the Cowpens, United States, 1781 (Struck from 1839 Barré dies)
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Daniel Morgan at the Cowpens medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1781
- Obverse Image: Morgan leads an infantry change on horseback against a retreating British cavalry; another cavalry charge is visible in the background. Obverse Text: VICTORIA / LIBERTATIS / VINDEX / FVGATIS / CAPTIS / AVT / CAESIS / AD / COPENS / HOSTIBVS / XVII. / JAN. / MDCCLXXXI / DUPRE. / INV. / ET. / F.
- Reverse Image: America, represented as a semi-nude Indian female places a crown of laurels on the head of Morgan who stands in uniform to her right; he bows slightly to receive his crown; behind them are two cannons, a shield, trumpet, fasces, and sundry standards to represent war.
- Reverse Text: DANIELI / MORGAN / DUCI / EXERCITUS / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUPRE / F.
- General Information: Strike: trial piece - note circular scribe lines, suggesting that the die has not yet been finished.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Medal
- Other Terms
- Medal; Personal; Commemorative
- Date made
- 1781
- associated date
- 1781 01 17
- associated person
- Dupre, Augustin
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- place made
- France
- place of issue
- United States
- Physical Description
- struck (overall production method)
- white metal (overall metal)
- circular (overall shape)
- Measurements
- overall: 56.1 mm; 2 7/32 in
- ID Number
- NU.NU88280
- accession number
- 259889
- catalog number
- NU88280
- Credit Line
- Stack, Benjamin
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Comitia Americana
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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