1876 ANTIQUE US DIPLOMATIC BRONZE MEDAL 1776 \"TO PEACE & COMMERCE\" - C. BARBER
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1876 ANTIQUE US DIPLOMATIC BRONZE MEDAL 1776 \"TO PEACE & COMMERCE\" - C. BARBER:
$300.00
Antique United States diplomatic bronze medal 1876 \"To Peace & Commerce\" Charles Barber after Augustine DupreDiplomatic Medal of 1792 (Julian CM-15). It is in good original condition with some acceptable age surface spotting to finish.Measures 68mm
Obverse with America, symbolized by an Indian princess, holding a cornucopia and welcomes Mercury, the god of science and commerce to the United States.
Reverse with Great seal of the United States showing the rays of light \"breaking through a cloud\"
\"Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson conceived and helped design this medal as a gift to foreign diplomats. The famous French sculptor and engraver Augustin Dupré created the die from which two gold and eight bronze medals were struck.
In 1792, the gold medals were presented to the Marquis de la Luzerne and to the Count de Moustier who had served as Ministers from France to the United States. After that, however, this medal was no longer used as an official diplomatic gift.
Eighty years later, none of the original medals could be found, but Dupré\'s son still had his father\'s original lead proof. He loaned it to the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia where Charles E. Barber engraved new dies. The 1792 Diplomatic Medal was recreated in time for America\'s Centennial celebration in 1876.\"
1876 ANTIQUE US DIPLOMATIC BRONZE MEDAL 1776 \"TO PEACE & COMMERCE\" - C. BARBER:
$300.00