Pan American Exposition Medal . 1901. Cast Æ Medal (64mm, 93.00 g, 12h). Presented to the Sierra Madre Vintage Company. By Hermon MacNeil. Manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company. Dated 1901 (in Roman numerals). EF.Electronic Auction 542 United States Medals, Bronze Sold For $ 2 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Pan American Exposition Medal . 1901. Cast Æ Medal (64mm, 93.00 g, 12h). Presented to the Sierra Madre Vintage Company. By Hermon MacNeil. Manufactured by Gorham Manufacturing Company. Dated 1901 (in Roman numerals). PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION, Liberty, nude but for Phrygian cap, advancing right on ground line, holding billowing drapery and winged petasus aloft; behind, American bison wearing garland advancing right; below, titulus inscribed SIERRA MADRE/VINTAGE CO.; HERMON MAC NEIL SC in exergue / Two Native Americans, one each from South America and North America, seated vis-a-vis with shields decorated with respective maps of the continent, sharing peace pipe; North American Native American’s foot on quiver of arrows set on ground; BVFFALO/V·S·A MCMI above. Attractive red-brown surfaces. EF. Comes complete with original box marked PAN AMERICAN EXPOSITION/1901. |