Title

Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

Creator

C. Paul Jennewein
Medallic Art Company
Hall of Fame for Great Americans

Files

Creator Role

sculptor producer issuer

Description

The medal's obverse design features the left-side profile of Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eight President of the United States. An olive branch is also pictured on the medal's obverse. On the reverse, a Greek-like figure soars above the Palace of Nations. She appears to carry a bundle of palm leaves in her arms.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1966

Measurement

1 3/4 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

bronze

Inscription

obverse: WOODROW WILSON / 1856 / -1924 / 19©67 / THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS / AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY reverse: JUS GENITUM / PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / OF / AMERICA / 1913-1921 edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE

Subjects

New York University. Hall of Fame for Great Americans; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

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

3154.67

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.