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An Interesting Detail On The Woodrow Wilson Medal.

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There is such a medal.



Bronze. Most likely 1924. Manufacturer - Robbins Co.


Author unknown. D = 63.5 mm
The image of W. Wilson on the obverse is a reproduction of a well-known image from many photographs and paintings based on them.



I have never seen any pins or anything like that on the left side of Wilson's blazer. But on medal there is clearly some kind of sign on the left side of Wilson's blazer.


Any ideas? Maybe the author's signature? Whose then?
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I agree that the manufacturer was the Robbins Company. Here is a link to a little more information about this company:

https://medallicartcollector.com/robbins-co.shtml

Good eye noticing that medal or initials on Wilson's breast. I wish I could help you with what that actually is, but I don't know.
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What does look more like?
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Could it be the sculptor's initials ? See the link below:
https://universitymuseums.pubpub.or...31/release/2
From Christian Petersen's wikipage:
In 1900, he became an apprentice die cutter and later attended the Fawcett School of Design and the Rhode Island School of Design in 1905. He joined the Art Students League of New York at the age of 22, and studied with leading artists there, including Henry Hudson Kitson and George Bridgman. He worked as a die cutter at the Robbins Company in Attleboro, Massachusetts and continued to sculpt, gaining commissions for works in the East and Midwest through Kitson's connections.
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Thanks, cptbilly!
And this is indeed the solution to this "old" puzzle. Ch. Petersen.
It's just that on the medals that I have, his signature is complete. Often medallists have only initials on the first medals, and then they switch to a full signature. See, for example, J.R. Sinnock. But some artists use both signature options.
I have never heard of a bust of Wilson by Petersen that is so similar to the photos. But having set a search for medals by Ch. Petersen, I found this medal, where the signature is exactly what I assumed.

Iowa State College Alumni Medallion
Petersen's mark which is a capitol "CP" inside an oblong box.



Thanks again. We can correct the information in the catalogs!
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Happy to help, @WHC.
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