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- 1777 10 17
- associated person
- Gates, Horatio
- ID Number
- NU.206736
- catalog number
- 206736
- accession number
- 37081
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1777
- associated date
- 1777 10 17
- associated person
- Gates, Horatio
- ID Number
- 1981.3001.0277
- nonaccession number
- 1981.3001
- catalog number
- 1981.3001.277
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Horatio Gates at Saratoga medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1777
- Obverse Image: Left facing portrait bust of Gates in military uniform.
- Obverse Text: HORATIO / GATES / DUCI / STRENUO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / N / GATTEAUX
- Reverse Image: Burgoyne presents his sword to Gates who stands bareheaded on the right, he holds in his left hand his tri-cornered hat; in the background the British army lays down their arms to the American army who stands at attention on the right behind Gates.
- Reverse Text: SALUS / REGIONUM / SEPTENTRIONAL / HOSTE / AD / SRATOGAM / IN / DEDITION / ACCEPTO / DIE / XVII / OCT / MDCCLXXVII
- General Information: Engraved by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux, Paris Mint.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1777
- associated date
- 1777 10 17
- associated person
- Gates, Horatio
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.67.98168
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98168
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Nathanael Greene at Eutaw Springs medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1781
- Obverse Image: Half-length portrait of Greene facing left.
- Obverse Text: NATHANIELI / GREEN / EGREGIO / DUCI / COMITIA / AMERICANA
- Reverse Image: Winged Victory stands on implements of war with a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left.
- Reverse Text: SALUS / REGIONUM / AUSTRALIUM / HOSTIBUS / AD / EUTAW / DEBELLATIS / DIE / VIII / SEPT / MDCCLXXXI / DUPRE
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1781
- associated date
- 1781 09 08
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- associated person
- Dupre, Augustin
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- ID Number
- NU.67.98171
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98171
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) John Eager Howard at the Cowpens medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1781
- Obverse Image: Howard rides on horseback with sword raised as he chases an enemy soldier while winged Victory flies above him, with a palm raised in her left hand and laurel wreath in her right hand above Howard's head.
- Obverse Text: JOH / EGAR / HOWARD / LEGIONIS / PEDITUM / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUVIV
- Reverse Image: An inscription in seven lines in surrounded by a laurel wreath.
- Reverse Text: QUOD / IN / NUTANTEM / HOSTIUM / ACIEM / SUBITO / IRRUENS / PRAECLARUM / BELLICAE / VIRTUTIS / SPECIMEN / DEDIT / IN / PUGNA / AD / CWPENS / XVII. / JAN. / MDCCLXXXI
- Rim Text: ARGENT
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, Paris Mint, modern strike.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1781
- associated date
- 1781 01 17
- associated person
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- Howard, John Eager
- obverse engraver
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- reverse engraver
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- Paris Mint
- ID Number
- NU.76.23.02
- catalog number
- 1977.0393.0002
- accession number
- 1977.0393
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) John Eager Howard at the Cowpens medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1781
- Obverse Image: Howard rides on horseback with sword raised as he chases an enemy soldier while winged Victory flies above him, with a palm raised in her left hand and laurel wreath in her right hand above Howard's head.
- Obverse Text: JOH / EGAR / HOWARD / LEGIONIS / PEDITUM / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUVIV
- Reverse Image: An inscription in seven lines in surrounded by a laurel wreath.
- Reverse Text: QUOD / IN / NUTANTEM / HOSTIUM / ACIEM / SUBITO / IRRUENS / PRAECLARUM / BELLICAE / VIRTUTIS / SPECIMEN / DEDIT / IN / PUGNA / AD / CWPENS / XVII. / JAN. / MDCCLXXXI
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, original dies.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1781
- associated date
- 1781 01 17
- associated person
- Howard, John Eager
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- obverse engraver
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- reverse engraver
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- maker
- Paris Mint
- ID Number
- NU.67.98174
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98174
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Replica Henry Lee at Paulus Hook Medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1976
- 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
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1976
- original issue
- 1792
- obverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- reverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1984.0649.0023
- catalog number
- 1984.0649.0023
- accession number
- 1984.0649
- catalog number
- 84.26.023
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Replica John Eager Howard at the Cowpens Medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1976
- Obverse Image: Howard rides on horseback with sword raised as he chases an enemy soldier while winged Victory flies above him, with a palm raised in her left hand and laurel wreath in her right hand above Howard's head.
- Obverse Text: JOH / EGAR / HOWARD / LEGIONIS / PEDITUM / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUVIV
- Reverse Image: An inscription in seven lines in surrounded by a laurel wreath.
- Reverse Text: QUOD / IN / NUTANTEM / HOSTIUM / ACIEM / SUBITO / IRRUENS / PRAECLARUM / BELLICAE / VIRTUTIS / SPECIMEN / DEDIT / IN / PUGNA / AD / CWPENS / XVII. / JAN. / MDCCLXXXI
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1976
- original issue
- 1789
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1984.0649.0025
- catalog number
- 1984.0649.0025
- accession number
- 1984.0649
- catalog number
- 84.26.025
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Replica John Paul Jones, Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis Medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1976
- Obverse Image: Right facing portrait of Jones in uniform (based off of Houdon's bust).
- Obverse Text: JOANNI / PAVLO / JONE / CLASSIS / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUPRE. / F.
- Reverse Image: A smoking Bonhomme Richard, holed and with broken mast, faces left in front of the foremast and bowsprit of Serapis; fighting sailors and rubbish are visible in the water and Alliance resides in the background.
- Reverse Text: HOSTIVM / NAVIBVS / CAPTIS / AVT / FVGATIS / AD / ORAM / SCOTIAE / XXIII / SEPT / M.DCCLXXVIIII / DUPRE. / F.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1976
- original issue
- 1789
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1984.0649.0028
- catalog number
- 1984.0649.0028
- accession number
- 1984.0649
- catalog number
- 84.26.028
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) George Washington Before Boston medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1976
- Obverse Image: Right facing portrait bust of Washington based on Houdon's work.
- Obverse Text: GEORGIO / WASHINGTON / SVPREMO / DVCI / EXERCITVVM / ADSERTORI / LIBERTATIS / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUVIVIER / PARIS. / F.
- Reverse Image: Washington on horseback speaks with four mounted officers beside several cannons from Fort Ticonderoga; in the background the Continental Army runs toward Boston and eight British ships sail in retreat.
- Reverse Text: HOSTIBUS / PRIMO / FUGATIS / BOSTONIUM / RECUPERATUM / XVII / MARTII / MDCCLXXVI / DUVIV.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1976
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1984.0649.0020
- catalog number
- 1984.0649.0020
- accession number
- 1984.0649
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Replica Anthony Wayne at Stony Point Medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France) 1976
- Obverse Image: America, represented as an Indian women, offers a laurel wreath and a crown to Wayne who humbly receives the wreath while bowing, holding a tri-cornered hat; the American shield and an alligator appear by her feet.
- Obverse Text: ANTONIO / WAYNE / DUCI / EXERCITUS / COMITIA / AMERICANA / GATTEAUX
- Reverse Image: Depicts Stony Point with eight British ships off of the Hudson River and infantry attacking in columns as a phalanx.
- Reverse Text: STONEY - POINT / EXPUGNATUM / XV / JUL. / MDCCLXXIX / GATTEAUX
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1976
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1984.0649.0022
- catalog number
- 1984.0649.0022
- accession number
- 1984.0649
- catalog number
- 84.26.022
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Replica Nathaniel Greene at Eutaw Springs Medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1976
- Obverse Image: Half-length portrait of Greene facing left.
- Obverse Text: NATHANIELI / GREEN / EGREGIO / DUCI / COMITIA / AMERICANA
- Reverse Image: Winged Victory stands on implements of war with a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left.
- Reverse Text: SALUS / REGIONUM / AUSTRALIUM / HOSTIBUS / AD / EUTAW / DEBELLATIS / DIE / VIII / SEPT / MDCCLXXXI / DUPRE
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1976
- original issue
- 1787
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1984.0649.0027
- catalog number
- 1984.0649.0027
- accession number
- 1984.0649
- catalog number
- 84.26.027
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Replica Horatio Gates at Saratoga Medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1976
- Obverse Image: Left facing portrait bust of Gates in military uniform.
- Obverse Text: HORATIO / GATES / DUCI / STRENUO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / N / GATTEAUX
- Reverse Image: Burgoyne presents his sword to Gates who stands bareheaded on the right, he holds in his left hand his tri-cornered hat; in the background the British army lays down their arms to the American army who stands at attention on the right behind Gates.
- Reverse Text: SALUS / REGIONUM / SEPTENTRIONAL / HOSTE / AD / SRATOGAM / IN / DEDITION / ACCEPTO / DIE / XVII / OCT / MDCCLXXVII
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1976
- original issue
- 1787
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1984.0649.0021
- catalog number
- 1984.0649.0021
- accession number
- 1984.0649
- catalog number
- 84.26.021
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Horatio Gates at Saratoga medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1777
- Obverse Image: Left facing portrait bust of Gates in military uniform.
- Obverse Text: HORATIO / GATES / DUCI / STRENUO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / N / GATTEAUX
- Reverse Image: Burgoyne presents his sword to Gates who stands bareheaded on the right, he holds in his left hand his tri-cornered hat; in the background the British army lays down their arms to the American army who stands at attention on the right behind Gates.
- Reverse Text: SALUS / REGIONUM / SEPTENTRIONAL / HOSTE / AD / SRATOGAM / IN / DEDITION / ACCEPTO / DIE / XVII / OCT / MDCCLXXVII
- General Information: Engraved by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux; struck from original dies at the U.S. Mint.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1777
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1992.0061.0019
- catalog number
- 1992.0061.0019
- accession number
- 1992.0061
- catalog number
- 92.61.19
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Horatio Gates at Saratoga medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1777
- Obverse Image: Left facing portrait bust of Gates in military uniform.
- Obverse Text: HORATIO / GATES / DUCI / STRENUO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / N / GATTEAUX
- Reverse Image: Burgoyne presents his sword to Gates who stands bareheaded on the right, he holds in his left hand his tri-cornered hat; in the background the British army lays down their arms to the American army who stands at attention on the right behind Gates.
- Reverse Text: SALUS / REGIONUM / SEPTENTRIONAL / HOSTE / AD / SRATOGAM / IN / DEDITION / ACCEPTO / DIE / XVII / OCT / MDCCLXXVII
- General Information: Engraved by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux, Paris Mint.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1777
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1988.0063.0080
- catalog number
- 1988.0063.0080
- accession number
- 1988.0063
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) George Washington Before Boston medal plate, unadopted obverse (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1786
- Obverse Image: Right facing portrait bust of Washington based on Houdon's work.
- Obverse Text: GEORGIO / WASHINGTON / SUPREMO / DUCI / EXERCITUUM / ADSERTORI / LIBERTATIS / COMITIA / AMERICANA
- Reverse Image:
- Reverse Text:
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier; galvano of rejected obverse, known only from lead die trial in Norweb collection, circa 1786.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1786
- ID Number
- 1986.1039.0002
- catalog number
- 1986.1039.0002
- accession number
- 1986.1039
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) George Washington Before Boston medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1790
- Obverse Image: Right facing portrait bust of Washington based on Houdon's work.
- Obverse Text: GEORGIO / WASHINGTON / SVPREMO / DVCI / EXERCITVVM / ADSERTORI / LIBERTATIS / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUVIVIER / PARIS. / F.
- Reverse Image: Washington on horseback speaks with four mounted officers beside several cannons from Fort Ticonderoga; in the background the Continental Army runs toward Boston and eight British ships sail in retreat.
- Reverse Text: HOSTIBUS / PRIMO / FUGATIS / BOSTONIUM / RECUPERATUM / XVII / MARTII / MDCCLXXVI / DUVIV.
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1790
- associated date
- 1776 03 17
- associated person
- Washington, George
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.67.97957
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.97957
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Henry Lee at Paulus Hook medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779
- 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: U.S. Mint copy dies 1880: Original obverse die paired with later Barber reverse.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1779
- obverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- reverse engraver
- Wright, Joseph
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1991.0009.0318
- catalog number
- 1991.0009.0318
- accession number
- 1991.0009
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) George Washington Before Boston medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1890
- Obverse Image: Right facing portrait bust of Washington based on Houdon's work.
- Obverse Text: GEORGIO / WASHINGTON / SVPREMO / DVCI / EXERCITVVM / ADSERTORI / LIBERTATIS / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUVIVIER / PARIS. / F.
- Reverse Image: Washington on horseback speaks with four mounted officers beside several cannons from Fort Ticonderoga; in the background the Continental Army runs toward Boston and eight British ships sail in retreat.
- Reverse Text: HOSTIBUS / PRIMO / FUGATIS / BOSTONIUM / RECUPERATUM / XVII / MARTII / MDCCLXXVI / DUVIV.
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, Philadelphia Mint after 1890.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1890
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.73.144.002
- accession number
- 312046
- catalog number
- 73.144.002
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- Description
- One (1) John Paul Jones, Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779
- Obverse Image: Right facing portrait of Jones in uniform (based off of Houdon's bust).
- Obverse Text: JOANNI / PAVLO / JONE / CLASSIS / PRAEFECTO / COMITIA / AMERICANA / DUPRE. / F.
- Reverse Image: A smoking Bonhomme Richard, holed and with broken mast, faces left in front of the foremast and bowsprit of Serapis; fighting sailors and rubbish are visible in the water and Alliance resides in the background.
- Reverse Text: HOSTIVM / NAVIBVS / CAPTIS / AVT / FVGATIS / AD / ORAM / SCOTIAE / XXIII / SEPT / M.DCCLXXVIIII / DUPRE. / F.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1779
- associated date
- 1779 09 23
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- associated person
- Dupre, Augustin
- Jones, John Paul
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- maker
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.67.98221
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98221
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