Medallic Art Company (Maco) Medals

Only it's not MACo. The style is believed to be Whitehead and Hoag Co., but there is no maker's mark.

Fantastic example!

Gorgeous medal, commems.

Excellent!

One of my favourites!

Thank you, E&V. Ike dollars were the first coins (purchased by my father) I paid any attention to. I've found Ike an interesting historical figure more for his connection to Augusta National GC than for his monumental military and political legacies.

Commissioned by the Nebraska Centennial Commission, the Nebraska Centennial Medal was engraved by David Seyler. MACO Archive # 1966 - 04. Photos below are of a 44mm bronze example; 5,000 were struck with an issue price of $3.75.


From coinbooks.org:
The designer, David W. Seyler described the symbolism of the design as follows:
"The obverse side symbolizes Nebraska from east to west. The pioneer tree planter planting a cottonwood tree honors Arbor Day, which originated in Nebraska. On the branch of the tree is a Meadowlark, the state bird. Beneath the tree is native prairie grass, typical of the Nebraska plains. In the center right is the cabin at the Homestead National Monument, the first homestead cabin in the west. Towering above the cabin is the American Elm.On the left of the medal by the right foot of the tree planter is the Goldenrod, the state flower. Above the state flower on an open range is a herd of cattle. Here, too, the Platte River winds into the distant sandhills. On the horizon, beyond the sandhills is Chimney Rock, a famous western Nebraska landmark and now also a National Monument. The two monuments connect west with east. The arrowheads circling the medal honor the Indians' part in our state's history.

The reverse side features the state capitol building, standing alone before an endless sea of grass, prairie, sandhills, and bluffs stretching westward. In the sky are windswept clouds typical of the plains country. In the foreground is a quotation from Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass selected as being most apropos of Nebraska's potential.The border radiates out like the points of a compass toward the many futures of the state inscribed on the outermost border. The ever-present life-giving Nebraska sun is featured on both sides of the medal. On the obverse it touches the golden throat of the Meadowlark, a symbol of beauty and song. On the reverse, it extends down into the chambers of the Legislature."

More info on versions, mintages, and a special two-piece proof set can be found here: https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylu...5n27a11.html

Thanks, Coinfrog. The backstory research-- as commems has shown -- is as fun as the chase.