All Medals

The medal's obverse bears bust of Donald Partrick, facing right; to his left, view of ANS building on William Streetl; at lower right, small image of Pine Tree shilling.  Around upper half, AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY; under building, Partrick's initials D. C. P.; at right, 2004; signed around lower left, DAUB

The reverse bears fur-clad Hercules rolling a gigantic coin embossed with the ANS oak leaves towards the right, more coins waiting behind him to the left. Around, the ANS motto, PERSEVERANTIA / ET DEDICATIO; in exergue, DOMUS NOVA / A ‧ N ‧ S ‧ ; signed over exergue at right, DAUB

Donald Partrick was the ANS' president from 1999 to 2007 and presided over the organization's move to 140 William Street in lower Manhatten.  His friends surprised him at the annual meeting on October 23rd by awarding him the unique gold medal in appreciation of his service.  Silver medals were given to major donors who had contributed to the purchase of the new building.  Bronze medals were offered to ANS members and the general public at a price of $175 and $200 respectively.

The circular medal measures 76.1mm in diameter and was struck in bronze, silver and gold by the Medallc Art Company of Dayton, Nevada. The mintages are reproted as 1 piece in gold, 50 in silver and 250 in bronze. 

References:   ANS 58

References:   MACo 1919-006

The medal's obverse bears idyllic scene with doe and fawn in front of tree. Around, ETERN-AL · VIGILANCE; signed at doe's feet, BRUCE / MOORE / 1947 / ©

The reverse bears vutlure perched on rock with dead or dying branches in background. Around, DESTRUCTION

This medal was chosen as the 35th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series. It measures 73mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and silver by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The mintage is reported as xx pieces in bronze and yy (out of an authorized 700) in silver.

References:   MACo 1930-001-035, SoM 35

The medal's obverse bears a black-crowned night heron shown from behind, its head turned to the right, perching on a slender branch; concave circle behind bird's head is suggestive of the moon.

The reverse depicts a perching bird, a leafed branch overhead, looking downward to the left with its wings lifted about to fly. Across, Brookgreen / Gardens / SOUTH / CAROLINA; signed at bottom right, HW

Heidi Wastweet enjoyed Brookgreen Gardens' Artist-in-Residence program in 2015 and sketched the native herons during visits to the Cypress Aviary of the Lowcountry Zoo.

Heidi Wastweet won the American Medallic Sculpture Association's American Medal of the Year Award 2018 for this design. It took three rounds of voting before her medal beat out over 40 other designs that had been submitted. 

The almost square medal measures 75.8mm x 76.3mm and was struck in bronze. The mintage is reported to be around 1,000 pieces.

References:   BG 45

The medal's obverse bears view of Pharos of Alexandria with its entrance guarded by two giant statues and a sailing vessel behind.

The reverse bears three calendar panels ornamented with sea shells and flanked by mermaids. At top of middle panel, 2000

The Pharos of Alexandria was named after the Nile delta island on which it was located, "Pharao's Island." It was a lighthouse that used a giant fire at night and bronze mirrors by day to signal the location of the entry to the Nile river. It is estimated that the signal was visible across a distance of 34 to 300 miles!

This is the third medal in a little calendar medal sub-series about the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World.

The circular medal measures 76.2mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and silver by the Medallic Art Company of Dayton, Nevada. No mintages are reported. The medals were originally available for $34.95 per bronze and $169 per silver piece.

References:   Cal MA-2000

The medal's obverse bears bare-chested Simeon, facing, sun to his left, building and palm trees to his right.At upper left, SIMEON; signed in exergue, © 1970 - E. WEISTROP

The reverse bears Star of David, symbols and names from all twelve medals. In center, THE / TWELVE / TRIBES OF / ISRAEL

Simeon, Jacob's second son, along with his brother Levi, slew the prince of Shechem and destroyed the city in revenge for their sister Dinah's rape or seduction (apparently sources and interpretations differ). They sold their brother Joseph into slavery. As the notes in the collectors edition box quote:

"The descenants of Simeon will many of them be poor men who will wander from tribe to tribe and beg for bread."

This is the second medal in Elizabeth Weistrop's Twelve Tribes of Israel series. The circular medal measures 43mm in diameter and was struck in bronze and silver by the Medallic Art Company of New York. No mintages are reported.

References:   MACo 1969-100-010, TToI 2

References:   MACo 1930-001-031, Marqusee 109, SoM 31

The medal's obverse bears seated female figure, arm raised in appeal to standing female figure. Around, NON SCHOLAE SED VITAE; signed at bottom, H. Schuler 1914

The reverse bears open book with rose across. In central bar, PEABODY MEDAL; inscrobed and dated at top and bottom, DOROTHY HOWARD / 1925

The Latin phrase "NON SCHOLAE SED VITAE" is the short form of a phrase that first appeared in Seneca's letters. It roughly translates to "We do not learn for school, but for life."

The Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1857 and is the oldest conservatory in the United States.

References:   MACo 1914-003

References:   Marqusee 230