Collection Highlights
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
Date:
1823-1824
Object Number:
PR.221.3
Medium:
Engraving
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.230
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 30.7mm (1 3/16 in.)
Marks:
Obverse under bust: "W. & H. CO. NEWARK, N.J."; upper right over bust "G".
Description:
Copper struck medal with obverse showing right-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey in uniform; legend: "ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY." Reverse shows ship at sea; legend: "WELCOME TO OUR HERO'; in exerg.: "OLYMPIA".
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
