Posted 08/09/2021 5:13 pm
@mikev50: Nice! Thanks for sharing. Do you collect inaugural medals? Eisenhower pieces?
For those looking for a little more information about this piece...
- The medal is the second-term inaugural medal for Dwight D. Eisenhower; it dates to 1957. Second-term medals often include the Vice President (Richard M. Nixon, in this case), whereas first-term medals typically present only the President.
- It was struck by Medallic Art Company of New York (MACO).
- The medal is 70 millimeters in diameter (~2-3/4 inches); it weighs ~4.9 ounces (Avdp).
- Walker Hancock designed the medal.
- The bronze version of the medal is the most common, with over 21,000 struck, but there were also just over 1,000 struck in silver. Three of the 70 mm medals were struck in gold; several smaller gold medals were also produced.
Source: Dusterberg, Richard B . The Official Inaugural Medals Of The Presidents Of The United States. Cincinnati, Ohio: Medallion Press, 1971.
For those looking for a little more information about this piece...
- The medal is the second-term inaugural medal for Dwight D. Eisenhower; it dates to 1957. Second-term medals often include the Vice President (Richard M. Nixon, in this case), whereas first-term medals typically present only the President.
- It was struck by Medallic Art Company of New York (MACO).
- The medal is 70 millimeters in diameter (~2-3/4 inches); it weighs ~4.9 ounces (Avdp).
- Walker Hancock designed the medal.
- The bronze version of the medal is the most common, with over 21,000 struck, but there were also just over 1,000 struck in silver. Three of the 70 mm medals were struck in gold; several smaller gold medals were also produced.
Source: Dusterberg, Richard B . The Official Inaugural Medals Of The Presidents Of The United States. Cincinnati, Ohio: Medallion Press, 1971.
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