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Creator Role
sculptor producer issuer
Description
The medal's obverse design depicts the left-side profile of Thomas Paine, a United States Founding Father and author of two American Revolution-era pamphlets: Common Sense and The American Crisis. A bird carrying an olive branch is also pictured as well as a fleur de lis and crown. On the reverse, Paine is shown standing looking over his proper left shoulder. Two figures stand to his proper right and four others are pictured to his proper left.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
1969
Measurement
1 3/4 inches (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
bronze
Inscription
obverse: Thomas / Paine / 1737 / 1809 / Michael Lantz [facsimile signature] / 1969 reverse: 19©69 / THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.
Subjects
New York University. Hall of Fame for Great Americans; Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
Work Type
commemorative medal
Class
coins & medals
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
3154.78
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.