Médaille - Union franco-américaine ND
1893 year| Silver plated bronze | 137 g | 68.5 mm |
| Location | France |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals |
| Year | 1893 |
| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
| Weight | 137 g |
| Diameter | 68.5 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#368329 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Medallion by Auguste Bartholdi in front of the shields of the United States of America and France and a laurel branch.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SOUVENIR · DE · L'INDEPENDANCE · AMERICAINE
AUGVSTE BARTHOLDI STATVAIRE
MONVMENT
ERIGÉ · PAR · LA · FRANCE
ET ·L'AMERIQUE · EN · SOUVENIR
DE · LEVR · ANCIENNE · AMITIÉ
1776 1876
HAVTEVR · DE
LA · STATVE · 46m8
HAVTEVR · DV
PIÉDESTAL · 35m
Edge
Smooth with cornucopia mark and metal indication
Script: Latin
Lettering: BRONZE
Comment
A specimen of this medal from the French Government was presented on 8 September 1893 in New York by Auguste Bartholdi to his friend Richard Butler, secretary of the American Committee for the Statue of Liberty. Additional specimens were presented to the other members of the executive committee who had been in charge of erecting the pedestal for the statue.
Image from the newspaper New York World, 8 September 1893
