Collection Highlights
Life studies of the Great Army
Date:
1876
Object Number:
PR.002.Album383
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New York Regiment of Volunteers in Mexico Medal
Object Number:
INV.5433
Date:
After 1848
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/16 in. ( 5.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, in exergue, at right: "C.C.WRIGHT SC."
Inscription: obverse, in exergue, at left: "P.P.DUGGAN DEL."
Inscription: reverse, in exergue, at left: "C.C.WRIGHT SC."
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse depicting female personification of Liberty with eagle and fruit of abundance at her feet; harbor and cityscape in background; surrounding legend: "VERA CRUZ/CERRO GORDO/CHAPULTEPEC/CHERUBUSCO." Reverse depicts figures of European settler and Indian flanking oval shield with seal of New York, surmounted by eagle; legend: "PRESENTED BY THE CITY OF NEW YORK/TO THE N.Y. REGIMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN MEXICO/Patrick Fallon [engraved]"; engraved inscription in exergue: "Company A." Circular hanging loop attached at top center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
