Commems Collection Medals: 1924 Albany, NY Tercentenary

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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12250 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 07:28 am Presented is a 1924 commemorative medal that marked the 300th anniversary of the settlement of the future Albany, NY; the 250th anniversary of Albany receiving its City Charter from New York in 1686 was celebrated on the Albany, NY Charter Half Dollar in 1936. (You can access my posts about the coin here: Albany, NY Charter Anniversary Half Dollar.) Albany, NY traces its roots to Fort Nassau, a trading/administrative outpost built by the Dutch West India Company in 1614 (five years after Henry Hudson led an exploratory expedition to the area). The original post was only temporary, however. After being damaged by flooding, it was soon relocated and reconstructed. The post was subsequently replaced by the larger Fort Orange in 1623-24. Fort Orange would become a permanent settlement that would grow and eventually become Albany. The obverse of the medal presents the Coat-of-Arms of the City of Albany, NY. At its center is a Shield; the upper segment of the Shield depicts a beaver gnawing at a felled tree (no doubt the beaver's handiwork!) with the lower portion presenting two sheaves of wheat. Beaver fur trading was an important part of the early Albany (and environs) economy. Surmounting the Shield is a sloop under full sail. Supporting the Shield (at left, viewer's perspective) is a European settler/farmer, with a local Native American presented at the right. Below the Shield is a ribbon with "ASSIDUITY" (diligent effort) inscribed. Encircling the Arms at the rim is "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE TERCENTENARY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF ALBANY, NY - 1624-1924" The medal's reverse features a shield-shaped panel upon which are listed the various names by which Albany, NY was known over its history (I've added the political authority at each time point): - Fort Nassau / 1614 (Dutch) - Fort Orange /1624 (Dutch) - Rensselaerswyck /1630 (Dutch) - Beverwyck / 1652 (Dutch) - Albany /1664 (English) - Willemstadt / 1673 (Dutch) - Albany / 1674 (English) The medal shown is white metal, 51 millimeters (2 inches) in diameter with a weight of ~16 grams. I've also seen examples struck in copper/bronze. The medal was struck by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, NJ. 1924 Albany, NY Tercentenary For other of my posts about commemorative coins and medals, see: Commems Collection. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 07/23/2023 10:30 am Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15384 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 09:39 am Interesting that both this medal and the 1936 Albany Charter Anniversary half both feature a beaver gnawing on trees. I prefer Gertrude Lathrop 1936 version - but she had nearly the entire coin obverse to work with. Thanks @commems for sharing the information on this medal. fyi - the hyperlink you posted to the Albany Charter half does not work, it takes me to the CCF search page requesting that I enter a search topic. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12250 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 10:28 am @nickelsearcher: Yes, I'm aware of the link issue. I've asked the mods for assistance. For now, I will delete the link reference entirely. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 07/23/2023 10:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24878 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 1:11 pm Very interesting, commems! And as you may have guessed, the Dutch word "bever" does indeed mean "beaver". Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Brummagem Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 07/23/2023 7:08 pm Very nice! I'm from the area and there is still colonial Dutch influence here. You see it in the names of towns, streets, geographical features etc. You can even come across it in the surnames of the people who live here. Old Dutch familial roots remain. So important was the fur trade that the Upstate NY Dutch had Beverwyck and at the end of the 18th century, the Upstate NY French had Castorland. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187496 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 1:48 pm Very interesting! ~~Link has been fixed and restored. I hope it is to the correct topic.~~ Okay, I see you were trying show a list of topics, which makes sense now from what I saw in the edits. You cannot do this. What you could do is create a topic like this one to aggregate them: http://goccf.com/t/420649 And then link to that topic. I hope that helps! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12250 Posts	Posted 07/24/2023 6:27 pm @jbuck: Thanks for the assist and update on feasibility! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187496 Posts	Posted 07/25/2023 12:05 pm My pleasure. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12250 Posts	Posted 07/29/2023 09:31 am If you're interested in reading more about the 1936 Albany Half Dollar, check out: - 1936 Albany,NY Charter 250th Anniversary Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 07/29/2023 09:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
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