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- One (1) Francois Louis Teissedre de Fleury at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779/1880
- Obverse Image: Mars (Ares) stands on the ruins of the fort at Stony Point trampling the British flag.
- Obverse Text: VIRTUTIS / ET / AUDACIAE / MONUM. / ET / PRAEMIUM / D. / DE / FLEURY / EQUITI / GALLO / PRIMO / SUPER / MURES / RESP. / AMERIC. / D. / D. / DU / VIVIER / S.
- Reverse Image: The fort at Stony Point is visible complete with cannons and a large standard.
- Reverse Text: AGGERES / PALUDES / HOSTES / VICTI / STONY-PT. / EXPUGN. / XV. / JUL / MDCCLXXIX
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, U.S. Mint copy dies 1880.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1880
- date made
- 1779
- original issue
- 1780
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1991.0009.0548
- catalog number
- 1991.0009.0548
- accession number
- 1991.0009
- catalog number
- 91.9.548
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Francois Louis Teissedre deFleury at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779/1880
- Obverse Image: Mars (Ares) stands on the ruins of the fort at Stony Point trampling the British flag.
- Obverse Text: VIRTUTIS / ET / AUDACIAE / MONUM. / ET / PRAEMIUM / D. / DE / FLEURY / EQUITI / GALLO / PRIMO / SUPER / MURES / RESP. / AMERIC. / D. / D. / DU / VIVIER / S.
- Reverse Image: The fort at Stony Point is visible complete with cannons and a large standard.
- Reverse Text: AGGERES / PALUDES / HOSTES / VICTI / STONY-PT. / EXPUGN. / XV. / JUL / MDCCLXXIX
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, U.S. Mint copy die.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1880
- date made
- 1779
- original issue
- 1780
- associated date
- 1779 07 15
- 1880
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- associated person
- de Fleury, Francois Louis Teissedre
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- obverse engraver
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- reverse engraver
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.67.98164
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98164
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Francois Louis Teissedre deFleury at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779
- Obverse Image: Mars (Ares) stands on the ruins of the fort at Stony Point trampling the British flag.
- Obverse Text: VIRTUTIS / ET / AUDACIAE / MONUM. / ET / PRAEMIUM / D. / DE / FLEURY / EQUITI / GALLO / PRIMO / SUPER / MURES / RESP. / AMERIC. / D. / D. / DU / VIVIER / S.
- Reverse Image: The fort at Stony Point is visible complete with cannons and a large standard.
- Reverse Text: AGGERES / PALUDES / HOSTES / VICTI / STONY-PT. / EXPUGN. / XV. / JUL / MDCCLXXIX
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, U.S. Mint copy dies 1880.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1880
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.61111.01
- accession number
- 228171
- catalog number
- 61111.01
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Francois Louis Teissedre de Fleury at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779
- Obverse Image: Mars (Ares) stands on the ruins of the fort at Stony Point trampling the British flag.
- Obverse Text: VIRTUTIS / ET / AUDACIAE / MONUM. / ET / PRAEMIUM / D. / DE / FLEURY / EQUITI / GALLO / PRIMO / SUPER / MURES / RESP. / AMERIC. / D. / D. / DU / VIVIER / S.
- Reverse Image: The fort at Stony Point is visible complete with cannons and a large standard.
- Reverse Text: AGGERES / PALUDES / HOSTES / VICTI / STONY-PT. / EXPUGN. / XV. / JUL / MDCCLXXIX
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, U.S. Mint.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1779
- associated date
- 1779 07 15
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- associated person
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- ID Number
- NU.73.30.1
- accession number
- 304867
- catalog number
- 73.30.1
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Diplomatic medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1790-1791
- Obverse Image: The Great Seal of the United States: Eagle with wings spread holding escutcheon with vertical and horizontal stripes, holding a banner in its beak; above are thirteen six-pointed stars centered in a radiant glory; the eagle holds a palm branch in its right talon and a thirteen arrow bundle in the left.
- Obverse Text: THE / UNITED / STATES / OF / AMERICA / E / PLURIBUS / UNUM
- Reverse Image: America, represented as a seated Indian queen, receives in her left hand a cornucopia from Mercury who stands to her right, representing Commerce; behind this scene are symbols of trade and the ocean where the bow of a ship is visible.
- Reverse Text: TO / PEACE / AND / COMMERCE / IV / JUL. / MDCCLXXVI
- General Information: Re-engraved by C. Barber, 1876, U.S. Mint copy dies.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1790-1791
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.NU69687.03
- accession number
- 245615
- catalog number
- NU69687
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Lead die trial - Obverse of Diplomatic medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1790 - 1791
- Obverse Image: The Great Seal of the United States: Eagle with wings spread holding escutcheon with vertical and horizontal stripes, holding a banner in its beak; above are thirteen six-pointed stars centered in a radiant glory; the eagle holds a palm branch in its right talon and a thirteen arrow bundle in the left.
- Obverse Text: THE / UNITED / STATES / OF / AMERICA / E / PLURIBUS / UNUM
- General Information: Trial strike in lead (or perhaps a cliché) of the second obverse.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1790-1791
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- ID Number
- 1987.0682.0002
- catalog number
- 1987.0682.0002
- accession number
- 1987.0682
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1863
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1988.0063.0035
- catalog number
- 1988.0063.0035
- accession number
- 1988.0063
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1781
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1980.0444.06
- catalog number
- 1980.0444.06
- accession number
- 1980.0444
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Libertas Americana medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1782
- Obverse Image: Bust of Liberty with flowing hair, facing left; over her shoulder she holds a pole with a Phrygian cap at the end to symbolize freedom.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTAS / AMERICANA / JUIL. / 1776
- Reverse Image: A standing female figure of Minerva representing France with sword and shield decorated with the arms of France protecting an infant Hercules representing the United States strangling two snakes; Minerva stands facing a standing Lion, with tail between its legs, representing Great Britain. Reverse Text: NON / SINE / DIIS / ANIMOSUS / INFANS / 17 / OCT. / 1777 / 19 [OCT.] 1781
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date of medal creation
- 1782
- date made
- 1782
- engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- ID Number
- 1991.0009.0564
- accession number
- 1991.0009
- catalog number
- 1991.0009.0564
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) George Washington Before Boston medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1820
- 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, galvanos from first strike, Paris, circa 1820.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1820
- original issue
- 1790
- associated date
- 1776 03 17
- depicted
- Washington, George
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- ID Number
- 1987.0697.0016
- catalog number
- 1987.0697.0016
- accession number
- 1987.0697
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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
- depicted
- Washington, George
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- manufacturer
- Paris Mint
- ID Number
- 1987.0697.0014
- catalog number
- 1987.0697.0014
- accession number
- 1987.0697
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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
- depicted
- Washington, George
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- manufacturer
- Paris Mint
- ID Number
- 1987.0697.0017
- catalog number
- 1987.0697.0017
- accession number
- 1987.0697
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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
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- manufacturer
- Paris Mint
- ID Number
- 1987.0697.0018
- catalog number
- 1987.0697.0018
- accession number
- 1987.0697
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) John Stewart at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779
- Obverse Image: Stewart, standing left, steps forward to receive a palm branch from America, represented as a crowned, semi-nude Indian woman, she has an alligator tied beside her and grips the striped shield of America.
- Obverse Text: JOANNI / STEWART / COHORTIS / PRAEFECTO / GATTEAUX / COMITIA / AMERICANA
- Reverse Image: Stewart charge, sword drawn, at the fortifications against the British troops who raise their arms in surrender; behind Stewart is a row of American soldiers and their standards.
- Reverse Text: STONEY - POINT / OPPUGNATUM / XV / JUL / MDCCLXXIX / GATTEAUX
- General Information: Engraved by Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1779
- associated date
- 1779 07 15
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- ID Number
- NU.67.98193
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98193
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Francois Louis Teissedre de Fleury at Stony Point medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1779/1880
- Obverse Image: Mars (Ares) stands on the ruins of the fort at Stony Point trampling the British flag.
- Obverse Text: VIRTUTIS / ET / AUDACIAE / MONUM. / ET / PRAEMIUM / D. / DE / FLEURY / EQUITI / GALLO / PRIMO / SUPER / MURES / RESP. / AMERIC. / D. / D. / DU / VIVIER / S.
- Reverse Image: The fort at Stony Point is visible complete with cannons and a large standard.
- Reverse Text: AGGERES / PALUDES / HOSTES / VICTI / STONY-PT. / EXPUGN. / XV. / JUL / MDCCLXXIX
- General Information: Engraved by Benjamin Duvivier, U.S. Mint copy dies 1880.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1880
- date made
- 1779
- original issue
- 1780
- associated date
- 1779 07 15
- associated person
- de Fleury, Francois Louis Teissedre
- Duvivier, Benjamin
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- 1988.0062.0304
- catalog number
- 1988.0062.0304
- accession number
- 1988.0062
- catalog number
- 88.62.304
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Diplomatic medal (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1790 - 1791
- Obverse Image: The Great Seal of the United States: Eagle with wings spread holding escutcheon with vertical and horizontal stripes, holding a banner in its beak; above are thirteen six-pointed stars centered in a radiant glory; the eagle holds a palm branch in its right talon and a thirteen arrow bundle in the left.
- Obverse Text: THE / UNITED / STATES / OF / AMERICA / E / PLURIBUS / UNUM
- Reverse Image: America, represented as a seated Indian queen, receives in her left hand a cornucopia from Mercury who stands to her right, representing Commerce; behind this scene are symbols of trade and the ocean on which the bow of a ship is visible.
- Reverse Text: TO PEACE AND COMMERCE / IV JUL. MDCCLXXVI / C. BARBER / DUPRE, F. / 1876
- General Information: The 1792 Diplomatic Medal was recreated for America's Centennial celebration in 1876, U.S. Mint copy dies.
- Description
- This medal is a re-cast of the “To Peace and Commerce” Diplomatic Medal of 1792, originally commissioned by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson as a presentation gift to foreign diplomats. The medal was later recast in 1876 for the American Centennial using the original lead proof by French sculptor and engraver, Augustin Dupre. The dies for the 1876 edition were engraved by Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint, Charles E. Barber. The obverse of the medal features the Great Seal of the United States, and the reverse features an allegory of America rendered as a seated Native American woman taking a cornucopia from the outstretched hand of Mercury, who symbolizes trade.
- date made
- 1876
- 1790-1791
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- ID Number
- NU.275799.0085
- accession number
- 275799
- catalog number
- 67.98249
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- Description (Brief)
- 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.
- General Information: Silvered electrotype taken from an original matrix.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1779
- associated date
- 1779 09 23
- associated person
- Jones, John Paul
- Dupre, Augustin
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- ID Number
- NU.76.23.10
- catalog number
- 1977.0393.0010
- accession number
- 1977.0393
- catalog number
- 76.23.10
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) Libertas Americana medal, (Comitia Americana)
- United States (France), 1782
- Obverse Image: Bust of Liberty with flowing hair, facing left; over her shoulder she holds a pole with a Phrygian cap at the end to symbolize freedom.
- Obverse Text: LIBERTAS / AMERICANA / JUIL. / 1776
- Reverse Image: A standing female figure of Minerva representing France with sword and shield decorated with the arms of France protecting an infant Hercules representing the United States strangling two snakes; Minerva stands facing a standing Lion, with tail between its legs, representing Great Britain.
- Reverse Text: NON / SINE / DIIS / ANIMOSUS / INFANS / 17 / OCT. / 1777 / 19 [OCT.] 1781
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1782
- issuing authority
- American Numismatic and Archaeological Society
- associated person
- Brenner, Victor David
- issuing authority
- National Conference of Charities and Correction
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- ID Number
- 1988.0063.0034
- catalog number
- 1988.0063.0034
- accession number
- 1988.0063
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- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1782
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- ID Number
- NU.NU69687.02
- accession number
- 245615
- catalog number
- NU69687
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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: Struck from the 1839 Barré dies, most probably in France as a prototype to show to the U.S. Mint in Phialdelphia.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1781
- associated date
- 1781 01 17
- issuing authority
- Congress of the United States
- associated person
- Dupre, Augustin
- obverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- reverse engraver
- Dupre, Augustin
- manufacturer
- United States Mint
- ID Number
- NU.201930
- accession number
- 25386
- catalog number
- 201930
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