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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania MedalObv: A depiction of the R.M.S. Lusitania sinking beneath the waves. Cannons and an airplane can be seen spilling off of her deck. The inscription: KEINE BANNWARE (“No Contraband”) mocks the British claim that the ship was not carrying weapons. Exergue: DER GROSSDAMPFER LUSITANIA DURCH EIN DEUTSCHES TAUCHBOOT VERSENKT 5 MAI 1915 ”The liner Lusitania sunk by a German submarine 5 May 1915” (the correct date of the sinking was May 7th)
Rev: Beneath the inscription GESCHÄFT ÜBER ALLES. (”Business above all,”) the figure of Death sits in the booking office the Cunard Line, selling tickets to a clamoring crowd who refuse to heed the warning about submarines seen in the pages of a newspaper. Exergue: K. G.
Note: This medallion is a British copy of a German original struck in bronze. Made for propaganda purposes, it is estimated that over 300,000 copies were produced and sold for 1 shilling each. It came in a presentation box (shown) that included propagandist literature that encouraged the owner to pass around. The proceeds were directed to St Dunstan’s Blinded Soldiers and Sailors Hostels and the Red Cross.
Sculptor: Karl Goetz
Alloy: Cast iron, Diameter: 55.24 mm, Die axis: 0⁰
Matt InglimaMay 30, 2023
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Uncle Sam on the March in Cuba, 1898Uncle Sam marching left, carrying a rifle over left shoulder, wearing a pack marked "US" on his back.
Patriotic label pin. Dates from the Spanish American War, 1898.
Crudely cast white metal.
1.44 inchesMatt InglimaMay 30, 2023
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Washington and Lafayette Paris Day 1917 MedalObv: Conjoined bust of George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette facing left, inscription: WASHINGTON - LAFAYETTE. Below the truncation of Lafayette's bust is the artist's name: GASTON LAVRILLIER and maker's mark: PARIS ART.
Rev: 4 JUILLET 1776 / 14 JUILLET 1789 / JOURNEE DE PARIS 1917
Note: Medal was produced as a souvenir for the July 4, 1917 celebration of the United States' entry into World War I. It also symbolizes the debt repaid for France's aide in America's War of Independence from Great Britain.
Medal is made of silver plated bronze.Matt InglimaMay 28, 2023
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Uncle Sam WWI Era Watch FobPatriotic depiction of Uncle Sam standing on the shore with right hand raised. He is surrounded by symbols of American military power on both land and sea. The sun rises in the distance. OVER THERE inscribed above.
Hammered bronze with silver plating.
Maker unknownMatt InglimaMay 28, 2023
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Alexander Hamilton First Secretary of the Treasury of the United StatesObv: Bust of Hamilton facing three-quarters to left, ALEXANDER HAMILTON 1757 - 1804.
Rev: Seal of the United States Treasury with motto: THESAVRI AMERICAE SEPTENTRIONALIS SIGILLVM
Sculptor: George T. Morgan
Maker: United States Mint
Medal Issued: c. 1886 (example is a 20th Century Restrike)
Details: Bronze, 76 mm (3 inches), 0°Matt InglimaMay 27, 2023
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1915 Panama-California Exposition, San DiegoObv: Full figure of Uncle Sam standing, facing three-quarters to right, pick in right hand over right shoulder, shovel in left hand, two continents in background and handle of shovel lies across Panama Canal. PANAMA CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION SAN DIEGO 1915.
Rev: A steam ship passing through Panama Canal, above: OFFICIAL SOUVENIR, above around: PANAMA CANAL OPENED BY S.S. ANCON; in exergue: AUG. 15, 1914.
Token is gilded copper, 34 mm, axis 0°
HK428Matt InglimaMay 16, 2023
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Sidney Lanier, 1969 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: SIDNEY LANIER 1842 – 1881, Bust facing three-quarters to left. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1969.
Rev:, Lanier seated against an oak tree among palms and pines looking out over the Marshes of Glynn. Everything in this natural setting was the subject for many of his poems. By his side is his flute representing his great musical success with the Peabody Orchestra. The robe over his lap is a reminder of his long struggle with tuberculosis. ”Beauty dieth not and the heart that needs it will find it” is a quote taken from one of Lanier’s letters to his wife.
Category: Poetry and music
Year Elected: 1945
Medal Issued: 1969
Sculptor: Julian H. Harris
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMay 03, 2023
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Edgar Allan Poe, 1963 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: EDGAR ALLAN POE 1809 - 1849, bust of Poe facing left. Depictions of a Raven and a Gold Bug alluding to Poe's writings. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
Rev: The Pegasus, located upper right, symbolic of poetry and art, unfolds a nightmare of dreams and death that dominate Poe's fiction: "NEVERMORE" inscribed above the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels named "Lenore" from The Raven, there is imagery from such works as: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Black Cat, MS. Found in the Bottle, The Pit and the Pendulum, and Israfel.
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1910
Medal Issued: 1963
Sculptor: Michael Lantz
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 30, 2023
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Horace Mann, 1970 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: HORACE MANN - 1796 - 1859, bust of Horace Mann inclined slightly to left; HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AN NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1970 .
Rev: DOCENDO DISCIMUS "We learn by teaching", A man tying a young tree to a stake so that it will grow straight; a depiction of the maxim "As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
Category: Education
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1970
Sculptor: Carl Paul Jennewein
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 30, 2023
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Charlotte Cushman, 1974 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN 1816 – 1876, facing bust of Cushman. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1974.
Rev: Charlotte Cushman was an actress known for playing both male and female roles, the reverse depicts a few of her most famous characterizations; they include “Cordelia” in King Lear, “Lady Macbeth” in Macbeth, “Meg Merrilese” a play based on the poem by John Keats, and “Romeo” in Romeo and Juliet (the role of Juliet was played by Charlotte's sister Susan). In the center is Pegasus, a symbol for the arts.
Category: Performing Arts
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1974
Sculptor: Robert A. Weinman
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 30, 2023
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James Kent, 1968 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Bust of Kent facing three-quarters to left, no inscription.
Rev:, JAMES KENT 1763 – 1847, COMMENTARIES ON AMERICAN LAW, one of the four volumes of Kent’s commentaries balancing Law and Equity, detailing maritime and international law, and the law of the land. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1968.
Category: Law
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1968
Sculptor: Eleanor Platt
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 30, 2023
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Centennial Medal, 1927Text from the original information card:
"This medal is issued on the one hundredth birthday of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company to commemorate not merely an important milestone in its own history but the rounding out of a century of a definite American railroad achievement.
The Baltimore & Ohio was the first American railroad to operate its line for the public handling of passengers and freight. This was early in 1830. In all the one hundred years of its life it has changed neither its corporate name, its charter, nor its fundamental organization.
The obverse of the medal depicts one of the most modern trains of the Baltimore & Ohio - The Capitol Limited or The National Limited - drawn by one of the largest and most modern passenger locomotives built. The Spirit of Transportation guides the locomotive in its onward flight. [Inscription: ONE HUNDRED YEARS - SAFETY STRENGTH SPEED.]
The reverse shows the Tom Thumb, designed by Alderman Peter Cooper of New York and the first steam locomotive to be built in the United States, even though it was never put into practical service. [Inscription: THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY 1827 - 1927.]
Mr. Hans Schuler, director of the Maryland Institute in Baltimore, is the sculptor who designed the medal and it was reproduced direct from his models by the Medallic Art Company of New York City."Matt InglimaApr 25, 2023
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Joseph Henry, 1972 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JOSEPH HENRY 1797 – 1878, bust facing slightly to the left.
Rev: A bolt of lightning encircling the world, symbolic of the telegraph and electricity which has changed the world and all of its people. Inscribed; HIS ELECTROMAGNETS GAVE THE WORLD THE TELEGRAPH AND OPENED THE WAY TO THE AGE OF ELECTRIC POWER. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1972.
Category: Science
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1972
Sculptor: Adlai S. Hardin
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 25, 2023
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Susan B. Anthony, 1963 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: SUSAN B. ANTHONY 1820 – 1906, bust of Ms. Anthony facing left, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY on outer rim.
Rev: A ballot box decorated with balanced scales in center. On either side are men and women from different walks of life equally casting votes into the ballot box. Above is a heraldic eagle with wings outstretched, 5 stars above. EQUAL SUFFRAGE in exergue.
Category: Humanitarian
Year Elected: 1950
Medal Issued: 1963
Sculptor: Paul Fjelde
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 25, 2023
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Woodrow Wilson, 1967 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: WOODROW WILSON 1853 – 1924, head of Wilson facing left, an olive branch appears before his name, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1967.
Rev: JUS GENITUM ”The Law of Nations,” a female figure holding palm leaves soars above the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland that served as the headquarters of the League of Nations. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1913 - 1921 in exergue.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1950
Medal Issued: 1967
Sculptor: Carl Paul Jennewein
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 25, 2023
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Joseph Story, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JUSTICE JOSEPH STORY, 1779 – 1845, bust facing three-quarters to left, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1964.
Rev:, Quote: “WE MUST NEVER FORGET THAT IT IS THE CONSTITUTION THAT WE ARE EXPOUNDING.” A full-length image of Justice Story in robes, standing within a field of 13 stars and encircled by a ribbon bearing the names of the seven Supreme Court Justices: Gabriel Duvall, Brockholst Livingstone, John Marshall, John Story, Bushrod Washington, Thomas Todd, and William Johnson.
Category: Law
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Nathaniel Choate
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 24, 2023
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John Greenleaf Whittier, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ABOLITIONIST AND POET - 1807 - 1892 - JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER. Portrait of Whittier facing left; in the background are the rolling hills of Amesbury, Massachusetts where Whittier lived for the greater part of his life. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966
Rev: Scene based on Whittier's poem "Maud Miller" with quote: "FOR OF ALL SAD WORDS OF TONGUE OR PEN, THE SADDEST ARE THESE: IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!"
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Elizabeth N. Weistrop
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 22, 2023
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Samuel F. B. Morse, 1963 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: SAMUEL FINLEY BREESE MORSE, 1791 – 1872, bust of Morse facing slightly to left.
Rev: Young maiden holding Pegasus, a symbol of inspiration, in right hand and a palette symbolic of Morse's work as a painter; before her floats a banner that is held by a cherub, it is inscribed “PICTORQUE ET INVENTOR.” In the background are a series of telegraph poles with the first words sent via telegraphy, “WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT.” THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1963.
Category: Inventor and Artist
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1963
Sculptor: Carl Paul Jennewein
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°Matt InglimaApr 22, 2023
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Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1975 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Harriet Beecher Stowe (in script) 1811 – 1896, a bust of Stowe facing left. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1975.
Rev:, A young black woman, with hands raised, looking into the future for the light of day. She is unshackled from the whip and chain. In the background is Uncle Tom’s Cabin from Stowe’s writing.
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1910
Medal Issued: 1975
Sculptor: Michael Lantz
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 22, 2023
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Robert E. Lee, 1965 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ROBERT E. LEE - 1808 - 1870, bust of the General Lee facing left, holding a saber in his right hand, cloak floating behind him. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
Rev: An allegory for the struggle of Brother versus Brother depicted as two naked warriors on horseback engaged in mortal combat; at the horses feet is a broken chain signifying the fractured Union.
Category: Military
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1965
Sculptor: Donald DeLue
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 15, 2023
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Benjamin Franklin, 1962 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN - 1706 - 1790, portrait of Franklin facing slightly to the left.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, a kite decorated with the flag of the original 13 American States flying into a thunderstorm, symbolic of Franklin's work as a scientist and a statesman. Quote: "THIS CONSTITUTION CAN END IN DESPOTISM WHEN THE PEOPLE SHALL BECOME SO CORRUPTED AS TO NEED DESPOTIC GOVERNMENT."
Category: Statesman and Scientist
Year Elected: 1900
Year Issued: 1962
Sculptor: Elisabeth Chandler
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°Matt InglimaApr 15, 2023
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Orville and Wilbur Wright, 1967 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: WILBUR WRIGHT 1867 - 1912, ORVILLE WRIGHT 1871 - 1948, busts of the Wright Brothers, side by side, facing left, laurel branches below.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1967, a rendering of the 1903 Wright flyer flying through a ring of clouds toward the sun, modern jet/rocket planes flying in opposite direction. Below is a depiction of the myth of Daedalus and Icarus.
Category: Inventors
Year Elected: 1955 & 1965
Medal Issued: 1967
Sculptor: Paul Fjelde
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 15, 2023
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William Cullen Bryant, 1967 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT 1794 - 1878, portrait of W. C. Bryant facing right.
Rev:, Excerpt from ”The Arctic Lover,” by William Cullen Bryant: “HOW GLORIOUS, THROUGH HIS DEPTHS OF LIGHT, ROLLS THE MAJESTIC SUN!” A young matron, seated with an open book of poetry on her lap, looking out upon a “majestic” view. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1967.
Category: Journalist and Poet
Year Elected: 1910
Medal Issued: 1967
Sculptor: Agop Agopff
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 15, 2023
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Ulysses S. Grant, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ULYSSES S. GRANT 1822 – 1885 below the left facing head of Grant; THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY©1964.
Rev: General Grant standing before a column of Union Soldiers.
Category: Military and Statesman
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Thomas H. Jones
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 14, 2023
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Louis Agassiz, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: LOUIS AGASSIZ 1807 - 1873, portrait of Agassiz facing three-quarter to right. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966.
Rev:, A variety of marine life, in the center is a fossilized trilobite.
Category: Science
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Gertrude Lathrop
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 14, 2023
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Asa Gray, 1972 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ASA GRAY 1810 - 1888, bust of Gray facing three-quarters to the left, oak leaves on the left and a laurel branch on the right symbolizing the subjects achievements in the field of Botany.
Rev: A depiction of the a mythological Flora studying a solitary terminal flower of the lily family and writing down her findings in a literary thesisi. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1972.
Category: Scientist
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1972
Sculptor: Bruno Mankowski
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 09, 2023
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Emma Willard, 1967 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: EMMA WILLARD 1787 – 1870 * PIONEER IN HIGHER EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, bust of Willard facing right.
Rev: A representation of Emma Willard instructing a young woman as she symbolically draws back the curtain (barrier) that stood between women and learning. Behind the curtain are badges of various fields of higher learning. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1967.
Category: Education
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1967
Sculptor: Robert A. Weinman
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 09, 2023
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Alice Freeman Palmer, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Alice Freeman Palmer 1855 - 1902, half-length portrait of Palmer facing slightly to the right, holding a book. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1964.
Rev:, DEDICATED PIONEER TO ADVANCING WOMAN’S ROLE IN AMERICA, depictions of women in various occupations such as motherhood, the arts, education, and sciences.
Category: Education
Year Elected: 1920
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Thomas Lo Medico
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 09, 2023
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Edward Alexander MacDowell, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: EDWARD ALEXANDER MACDOWELL 1861 - 1908, bust facing slightly to the right. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY.
Rev:, Muse of Music, kneeling, resting harp on right thigh, gesturing with left hand. FAMA SEMPER VIVAT ”May his fame last forever.”
Category: Music
Year Elected: 1960
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Carl Paul Jennewein
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 08, 2023
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James Russell Lowell, 1970 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL 1819 - 1891, bust of Lowell facing left.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1970, A representation from Lowell’s narrative poem “The Vision of Sir Launfal,” of when the crusader meets the leper and see in him the Savior. Scene executed in the style of an illuminated manuscript painting.
"For Christ's sweet sake, I beg an alms;"—
The happy camels may reach the spring,
But Sir Launfal sees only the grewsome thing,
The leper, lank as the rain-blanched bone,
That cowers beside him, a thing as lone
And white as the ice-isles of Northern seas
In the desolate horror of his disease.”
And Sir Launfal said,—"I behold in thee
An image of Him who died on the tree;
Thou also hast had thy crown of thorns,—
Thou also hast had the world's buffets and scorns,—
And to thy life were not denied
The wounds in the hands and feet and side;
Mild Mary's Son, acknowledge me;
Behold, through him, I give to Thee!"
-- Excerpt: “The Vision of Sir Launfal” by James Russell Lowell, 1848
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1970
Sculptor: Carl Christian Mose
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 01, 2023
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George Peabody, 1974 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: GEORGE PEABODY 1795 – 1869 – FINANCIER – PHILANTHROPIST, bust facing slightly to the left. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1974
Rev:, Hermes (representing industry and commerce) on horseback, he holds a caduceus in right hand and faces a field of 13 stars. ENLIGHTENMENT – SCIENCE – HUMANITIES.
Category: Philanthropy
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1974
Sculptor: Abram Belskie
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 01, 2023
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Walt Whitman, 1971 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: WALT WHITMAN - 1819 - 1892, bust of Walt Whitman facing right.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, seven figures representing a brick layer, an industrial worker, a gentleman/businessman, a woman with a child, a woman scrubbing a floor, and a man working a plow in a field. Whitman quote in exergue: "EACH OF US INEVITABLE, EACH OF US LIMITLESS EACH OF US WITH HIS OR HER RIGHT UPON THE EARTH." ©1971.
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1930
Medal Issued: 1971
Sculptor: Dexter Jones
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaApr 01, 2023
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The Franklin Fire Insurance Company Anniversary Medal 1919Obv: THE FRANKLIN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA - 1829, an image of an early 19th Century fire pump stationed outside of a burning building. Bust of Benjamin Franklin, inset, facing right within a circle.
Rev: 90th ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS - ELBRIDGE G. SNOW, PRESIDENT - 1829 - 1919.
Note: Advertising piece for the Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia, PA. Three feet are attached to reverse allowing the medal to serve as a paperweight. Diameter: 76 mm.
Manufacturer: Whitehead and Hoag Novelty Company, Newark, NJ
Date: 1919Matt InglimaMar 25, 2023
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Mary Lyon, 1967 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: MARY LYON 1797 - 1849, bust of Ms. Lyon facing right. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1967.
Rev: FOUNDER MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, a depiction of Mary Lyon teaching a gathering of young ladies. The lamp of knowledge rests on laurel leaves below.
Note: Laura Gardin Fraser passed away before the reverse design of the Mary Lyon medal could be executed in plaster. It was ultimately finished by Karl H. Gruppe working off of Ms. Fraser’s sketches.
Category: Education
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1967
Sculptors: Laura Gardin Fraser and Karl H. Gruppe
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 24, 2023
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Josiah Willard Gibbs, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JOSIAH WILLARD GIBBS 1839 – 1903 “WHOSE NAME NOT ONLY IN AMERICA BUT IN THE WHOLE WORLD WILL EVER BE RECKONED AMONG THE MOST RENOWNED PHYSICISTS OF ALL TIME" - MAX PLANCK. Head of Gibbs facing three-quarters to right. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY inscribed on outer most edge.
Rev:, An ancient physicist, using parchment and quill to note the theory for harnessing the sun’s rays to create fire in order to heat a jar of liquid which produces steam.
Category: Scientist
Year Elected: 1950
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Stanley Martineau
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 24, 2023
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John Marshall, 1965 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JOHN MARSHALL 1755 - 1835, bust of Marshall, based on a crayon profile by French artist Févret de Saint-Mémin, facing left.
Rev:, The Authority of the Supreme Court represented in a female form, seated, holding the scales of Justice with the fasces representing the unity of the states preserved with EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW. © THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, date 1965 in exergue.
Category: Law, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1965
Sculptor: Karl Gruppe
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 19, 2023
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John James Audubon, 1962 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JOHN JAMES AUDUBON 1785 - 1851, bust of Audubon facing right..
Rev: A barn owl, with wings outstretched, about to capture a mouse in its claws. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1962.
Note: The reverse is not a direct copy or adaptation of Audubon’s work but rather a representation of his main focus which was the study of birds.
Category: Science and Art
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1962
Sculptor: Gertrude K. Lathrop
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 19, 2023
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James Buchanan Eads, 1971 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JAMES BUCHANAN EADS 1820 - 1887, bust of Eads facing three-quarters to left, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1971.
Rev: A representation of Eads’ major engineering accomplishments; the Mississippi River Bridge at St. Louis, and his improvements to channel system to keep the river’s mouth clear of sediments. THE MIGHTY MISSISSIPPI IS TAMED BY HIS KNOWLEDGE AND BY HIS WORKS.
Category: Engineering
Year Elected: 1920
Medal Issued: 1971
Sculptor: Robert A. Weinman
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 19, 2023
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Phillips Brooks, 1965 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: PHILLIPS BROOKS 1835 - 1893, bust of Brooks facing left, with right arm raised. Radiant cross shines down upon him from field. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1965.
Rev: A depiction of God creating the universe from the Book of Genesis. IN THE BEGINNING GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH.
Category: Clergyman
Year Elected: 1910
Medal Issued: 1965
Sculptor: Abram Belskie
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 19, 2023
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Abraham Lincoln, 1963 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: LINCOLN 1809 - 1865, bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right, "With malice toward none ...with charity for all." A. Lincoln in script.
Rev: A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF CANNOT STAND, a frieze of huddled slaves in foreground, with raised, shackled hands in center; EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION around the disk of the sun. THE HALL OF FAME OF GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1963, in exergue.
Note: Release of the Abraham Lincoln medal coincided with the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Category: Statesmen
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1963
Sculptor: Anthony DeFrancisci
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°Matt InglimaMar 16, 2023
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., 1965 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES 1809 – 1894, bust of Holmes facing, inclined slightly to the left.
Rev:, The figure of a kneeing woman, above which are the symbols for Mars, Venus, Infinity, and a dagger. On the left is an armless figure of a naked man viewed from behind, on the right is the USS Constitution, for which Holmes wrote the poem “Old Ironsides.” THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1965.
Category: Physician and Poet
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1965
Sculptor: Michael Lantz
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 12, 2023
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., 1970 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES 1841 – 1935, bust of Holmes facing, slightly inclined to the left.
Rev: A robed, kneeling figure of Justice holding a quill and an open book, behind her are scales of justice and the United States Supreme Court building stands in the background. JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL MANKIND in exergue. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1970.
Category: Law, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Year Elected: 1965
Medal Issued: 1970
Sculptor: Joseph Kiselewski
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 12, 2023
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Frances Elizabeth Willard, 1969 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: FRANCES ELIZABETH WILLARD 1839 – 1898, bust of Willard facing three-quarters to the left.
Rev: A depiction of Willard, holding a cross in her right hand, and leading with compassion a man who has become intemperate in his ways. Above is the insignia of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1969.
Category: Humanitarian
Year Elected: 1910
Medal Issued: 1969
Sculptor: Carl Paul Jennewein
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 12, 2023
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Lillian D. Wald, 1971 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: LILLIAN D. WALD 1867 - 1940, bust of Wald facing three-quarters to right, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1971.
Rev: A view of the entry of the Henry Street Settlement. To symbolize the variety of services offered through the great work of Ms. Wald, children are playing on the steps, an infant rests in a carriage, an immigrant woman and elderly invalided man appear at the right. On the left, a visiting nurse approaches, wearing the uniform of the time. HUMANITARIAN.
Category: Philanthropy
Year Elected: 1970
Medal Issued: 1971
Sculptor: Evangelos Frudakis
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 12, 2023
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William Ellery Channing, 1968 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Bust of Channing facing three-quarters to left with the dates 1780 – 1842 within a circle. In the middle circle the inscription: WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING – CLERGYMAN THEOLOGIAN. In the outer circle the inscription: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1968.
Rev: Stylized male figures in attitudes of prayer and reflection. I THINK OF GOD AS THE FATHER AND INSPIRER OF THE SOUL
Category: Clergyman
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1968
Sculptor: Albert W. Wein
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 12, 2023
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Walter Reed, 1963 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: WALTER REED 1851 - 1902, bust of Dr. Reed facing three-quarters to the left,
Rev: A depiction of the genus of the mosquito aedis aegypti or Stegomyia Fasciata, the prime carrier of the yellow fever virus for which Walter Reed has been given much of the credit for discovering. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1963.
Category: Physician
Year Elected: 1945
Medal Issued: 1963
Sculptor: Abram Belskie
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 03, 2023
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Elias Howe, 1971 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ELIAS HOWE 1819 - 1867, bust of Howe facing three-quarters to the right, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1971.
Rev: “BE IT KNOWN THAT I HAVE INVENTED A NEW AND USEFUL MACHINE FOR SEWING,” a depiction of Howe standing as he demonstrates to a woman, how to operate his sewing machine. SEPTEMBER 10, 1846, below.
Category: Inventor
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1971
Sculptor: Frank Gasparro
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 03, 2023
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Albert A. Michelson, 1973 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ALBERT ABRAHAM MICHELSON 1852 – 1931, bust of Dr. Michelson facing right. In the field is a drawing for the revolving mirror from his final report on the “Experimental Determination of the Velocity of Light.” His signature appears below.
Rev: The measurement of stellar diameters that was achieved with the aid of a 20 foot interferometer atop a giant telescope which is focused on the star Betelgeuse seen through the open dome of an observatory. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1973.
Category: Astronomer
Year Elected: 1970
Medal Issued: 1973
Sculptor: Elisabeth Gordon Chandler
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 03, 2023
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Simon Newcomb, 1970 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: SIMON NEWCOMB 1835 – 1909, bust of Newcomb facing, slightly inclined to the left, field of stars behind, ASTRONOMER below.
Rev: A cherub astride a flying eagle, speeding toward Earth, a star in hand. The design symbolizes the purpose of an astronomer to bring knowledge of the stars down to Earth to increase humanity’s knowledge and understanding. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1970.
Category: Astronomer
Year Elected: 1935
Medal Issued: 1970
Sculptor: Adolf Block
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 03, 2023
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Jonathan Edwards, 1972 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Jonathan Edwards 1703 – 1758, bust of Edwards facing left
Rev:, The Hand of God, emerging from clouds emitting bolts of lightning, holds the Earth which is lighted by the rays of the sun. A crescent moon forms the letter “D” in GOD visible in a sky filled with stars, planets, and comets. Below the Hand of God is the inscription: HEAD OF THE UNIVERSAL SYSTEM ON WHOM ALL IS DEPENDENT. The design symbolizes the awakening of faith in God on Earth. The clouds and lightning symbolize the dark and stormy period for religion which preceded the teaching of the medal’s subject. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1972.
Category: Clergyman
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1972
Sculptor: Elisabeth Gordon Chandler
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 03, 2023
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Peter Cooper, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Bust of Peter Cooper facing three-quarters to the left, below his names appears in script flanked by oak leaves, 1791 – 1883.
Rev: An allegory featuring a family walking under a radiant peak guided by Inspiration represented as Pegasus within a sphere, stars with the crescent moon are seen in the sky to right, FOUNDER OF COOPER INSTITUTE below; THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1964 above.
Category: Philanthropist
Year Elected: 1910
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Anthony de Francisci
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°Matt InglimaMar 03, 2023
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James Madison, 1969 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: James Madison 1751 – 1836, Scholar, Statesman, Public Servant, bust of Madison facing left. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University ©1969 inscriptions are all in script lettering.
Rev: James Madison seated at a desk holding a quill in right hand while presumably reading a copy of the Federalist Papers, which he authored, held in his left hand
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1969
Sculptor: Robert A. Weinman
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 02, 2023
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Booker T. Washington, 1970 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: BOOKER T. WASHINGTON 1858 – 1915, bust of Washington facing inclined slightly to the right. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1970.
Rev:, EDUCATION CITIZENSHIP, two males figures representing former slaves, their bodies heavily muscled from years of strenuous labor, one stands while the other is seated upon two books. Behind them are building representing places of learning.
Category: Education
Year Elected: 1945
Medal Issued: 1970
Sculptor: Ralph J. Menconi
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaMar 02, 2023
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Sylvanus Thayer, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: SYLVANUS THAYER, 1785 – 1872, bust of Thayer, known as the "Father of West Point," facing left.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966, Sylvanus Thayer, holding an open book in his right hand, standing beside a desk on top of which rests a globe, stack of books, an open scroll, and a variety of scientific instruments. In the field to left are various diagrams illustrating some of the mathematical and engineering principles taught by Thayer.
Category: Educator
Year Elected: 1965
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Joseph Kiselewski
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 28, 2023
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William Penn, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Bust of William Penn facing three-quarters to left, dividing dates 1644 – 1718. Penn’s signature below.,
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966, a portside view of William Penn’s ship Welcome carrying settlers to the Pennsylvania Colony. “THY GOD BRINGETH THEE INTO A GOOD LAND,” below.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1935
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Edward R. Grove
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 25, 2023
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Daniel Webster, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: DANIEL WEBSTER 1782 – 1852, bust of Webster facing slightly to the left, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966
Rev: A grouping of five men engaged in various occupations looking upward at a winged female, carrying a torch, and flying to left. HIS ELOQUENCE WAS A BEACON LIGHTING THE WAY TO UNITY FOR OUR NATION.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Robert A. Weinman
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°Matt InglimaFeb 25, 2023
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James Monroe, 1967 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JAMES MONROE 1758 – 1831, bust of President Monroe facing three-quarters to left, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS / AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1967 on upper border.
Rev: MONROE DOCTRINE upper border, semi-nude male figure standing facing with head turned right; in right hand he holds a sword, and, in his left, he holds a palm frond. Behind him are maps of the eastern and western hemispheres inscribed with LOUISIANA PURCHASE 1803, MISSOURI 1820, and FLORIDA 1819. Below, on bottom border, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 1817 – 1825.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1930
Medal Issued: 1967
Sculptor: Carl Paul Jennewein
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 22, 2023
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Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1975 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, bust of Hawthorne facing right, scroll with letter “A” behind, quill below with dates 1804 – 1864.
Rev: Central figures are Hester and Arthur from The Scarlet Letter, surrounding them are images from other works by Hawthorne: The Marble Faun, The Grey Champion, James II, the House of the Seven Gables, the Port of Early Salem, the Judges of Salem, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1975.
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1975
Sculptor: Michael Lantz
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 18, 2023
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1970 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW, bust of Longfellow three-quarters to left, 1807 – 1882, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1970.
Rev: Imagery from some of Longfellow’s famous works, at top is Paul Revere’s moonlight ride, on the right is Evangeline the Acadian girl, at bottom center the Blacksmith works at his anvil beneath a spreading chestnut tree, on the left is Hiawatha with bow .
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1970
Sculptor: Anthony Notaro
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 18, 2023
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Rufus Choate, 1973 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: RUFUS CHOATE 1799 – 1859, bust of Choate facing, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1973.
Rev: Rufus Choate standing in a courtroom holding a speech in left hand as his right hand rests on the pages of an open book, LAWYER - ORATOR
Category: Lawyer and Statesman
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1973
Sculptor: Eleanor Platt
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 15, 2023
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Theodore Roosevelt, 1968 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: THEODORE ROOSEVELT 1858 - 1919, the facing, bespectacled bust of T.R. facing, smiling gregariously; THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1968.
Rev: MEN CAN NEVER ESCAPE BEING GOVERNED, Theodore Roosevelt on horseback to left.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1950
Medal Issued: 1968
Sculptor: Albina Manca
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°Matt InglimaFeb 10, 2023
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Patrick Henry, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Patrick Henry 1736 - 1799, bust of Patrick Henry facing three-quarters to left, pointing with right hand.
Rev: GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH, images of militiamen in various garb, holding rifles, one on horseback. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966 in exergue.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1920
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Thomas LoMedico
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 10, 2023
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Alexander Hamilton, 1971 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ALEXANDER HAMILTON 1755 - 1804, bust of Hamilton facing three-quarters to left, his signature below.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1971, a full length image of Hamilton standing slightly to the right, he holds a document, to the right is a depiction of the original 13 States illuminated by a single star representing a centralized government; on the left are symbols taken from the various stages of Hamilton’s life.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1971
Sculptor: Margaret C. Grigor
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 10, 2023
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Jane Addams, 1968 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JANE ADDAMS 1860 – 1935, bust of Addams facing slightly to the left above a bed of laurel.
Rev: A line of children dancing around a depiction of Hull House in Chicago, Illinois, above are a pair of large wings. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1968
Category: Humanitarian
Year Elected: 1965
Medal Issued: 1968
Sculptor: Granville Carter
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 10, 2023
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Henry Ward Beecher, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: HENRY WARD BEECHER 1813 – 1887, bust of Reverend Beecher facing left.
Rev: Reverend Beecher giving a sermon to his congregation, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1964
Category: Clergyman
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Joseph Kiselewski
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaFeb 10, 2023
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Robert Fulton, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ROBERT FULTON 1765 – 1815, facing bust of Fulton, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966 in field.
Rev: NEW YORK TO ALBANY – AUGUST 17 – 19 – 1807, a depiction of people watching Fulton’s first steamboat on its voyage up the Hudson River, a view of the river with stars marking New York City and Albany. NORTH RIVER STEAMBOAT OF CLERMONT.
Category: Inventor
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Ralph J. Menconi
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaJan 26, 2023
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William Thomas Green Morton, 1966 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Bust of Dr. Morton facing two-thirds to left, it is surrounded by symbols of medicine and chemistry, WILLIAM THOMAS GREEN MORTON 1819 – 1868 below, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1966 around upper border.
Rev: An image of Job from the Old Testament as he goes through the pains of aging. R – O – R’ the formula for ether which Dr. Morton discovered its use as an anesthetic.
Category: Medicine
Year Elected: 1920
Medal Issued: 1966
Sculptor: Abram Belskie
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaJan 26, 2023
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Maria Mitchell, 1965 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: MARIA MITCHELL / 1818 – 1889, bust of Mitchell facing three-quarters to left, THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY around outer border.
Rev: A woman seated on a rocky seashore; she is holding a telescope in her right hand as she gazes upward at a comet blazing across the sky.
Category: Science
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1965
Sculptor: Eleanor Platt
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaJan 14, 2023
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1972 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: 1834 WHISTLER 1903, head of Whistler facing, encircled by the fragments of an exploding rocket that is an interpretation of his painting ”The Falling Rocket”. In the 4 o’clock position appears his monogrammed signature in the shape of a butterfly. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY below.
Rev: A depiction of the sensitivity of the artist’s work versus his combative public personality.
Category: Artist
Year Elected: 1930
Medal Issued: 1972
Sculptor: Stanley Martineau
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaJan 08, 2023
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Charles A. Lindbergh, 1972 Aviation Hall of FameObv: CHARLES AUGUSTUS LINDBERGH, 1902 - (1974), head of Lindbergh, facing three-quarters to left, AVIATION HALL OF FAME.
Rev: A collection of aircraft, including The Spirit of St. Louis, associated with Lindbergh's career over a map of North and South America, below is a list of accomplishments: SOLO TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT - 1927 / AIR ROUTE TO THE ORIENT - 1931 / AIR ROUTES TO EUROPE - 1933 / AIRLINE CONSULTANT / BRIG. GEN. USAFR
Note: Medal was produced during C. A. Lindbergh's lifetime.
Designer: R. Beck, Mint: Medallic Art Company, Danbury, CT
Bronze, 44 mm, 0°Matt InglimaJan 07, 2023
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George Washington, Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania MedalObv: GEORGE WASHINGTON AT PRAYER, a depiction of General Washington kneeling in prayer at Valley Forge; FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE.
Rev: GRAND LODGE OF PENNSYLVANIA - VIRTUTE SILENTIO AMORE (“Virtue, Silence, Love”), the radiant head of Apollo in center.
Note: The Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was founded in 1731 and is the oldest Masonic lodge in the United States. Benjamin Franklin once served as Grand Master.
Designer: Donald Delue, Mint: Medallic Art Company, Date: 1967
Bronze, 76 mm, 0°Matt InglimaJan 05, 2023
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Abraham Lincoln - Victor David Brenner, 1971 Centennial MedallionObv: ABRAHAM LINCOLN * * 1809 * 1865 ** portrait of Lincoln facing right as sculpted by Victor Brenner for the Lincoln cent introduced in 1909. Bears the sculptor's monogram and copyright date of 1907.
Rev: VICTOR DAVID BRENNER / ENGRAVER - MEDALLIST / 1871 - 1924 / CENTENNIAL OF HIS BIRTH / 1971, bust of Brenner facing left.
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Bronze, 48 x 64 mmMatt InglimaJan 01, 2023
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George Washington, 1932 Bicentennial MedalObv: WASHINGTON, military bust of George Washington facing left, below are the dates 1732 - 1932 separated by the Washington family crest.
Rev: Liberty standing on the prow of a ship holding a torch and sword, behind her on a pedestal is an eagle above which are 13 stars. PROCLAIM LIBERTY / THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND.
Sculptor/Designer: Laura Gardin Fraser, Maker: United States Mint
Bronze, 56 mm, 0°Matt InglimaJan 01, 2023
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Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1970 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY on outer edge of medal, facing head of ASG, SAINT – GAUDENS 1848 - 1907
Rev: Nude male figure kneeling and chiseling a sculpture of a hand.
Note: In addition to creating works of art displayed around the world, Augustus Saint-Gaudens also contributed works for NYU's Hall of Fame collection.
Category: Artist
Year Elected: 1920
Medal Issued: 1970
Sculptor: Stanley Martineau
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 31, 2022
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Gilbert Stuart, 1968 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: GILBERT STUART 1755 – 1828, bust of Stuart facing right.
Rev: HIS GENIUS RECORDED FOR POSTERITY, Gilbert Stuart painting his famous portrait of George Washington who is posing in background. THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1968, inscribed on a billowing ribbon below.
Category: Artist
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1968
Sculptors: Laura Gardin Fraser (obv.), Karl Gruppe (rev.)
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 31, 2022
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Francis Parkman, 1971 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: FRANCIS PARKMAN 1823 - 1893, bust of Parkman facing right, HISTORIAN / SCHOLAR / AUTHOR.
Rev: HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1971, figures and scenes depicted in Parkman’s writings displayed over an open book.
Category: Literature
Year Elected: 1915
Medal Issued: 1971
Sculptor: Edward R. Grove
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 31, 2022
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John Quincy Adams, 1972 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: JOHN QUINCY ADAMS 1767 – 1843, bust of Adams facing three-quarters to left.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Adams making an impassioned speech in Congress. OLD MAN ELOQUENT.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1972
Sculptor: Evangelos Frudakis
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 30, 2022
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Eli Whitney, 1964 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ELI WHITNEY 1765 – 1825, bust of Whitney facing three-quarters to left.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, a depiction of the first trial run of Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin.
Category: Inventor
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1964
Sculptor: Eleanor Platt
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 30, 2022
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Matthew Fontaine Maury, 1974 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY – MATTHEW FONTAINE MAURY ©1974, bust of Maury facing three-quarters to right, 1806 – 1873 divided by portrait, ocean waves in background, stars in sky.
Rev: Sperm whale diving below the waves where an octopus, sharks and a starfish is visible. Ships sailing on the ocean and divers descend into the depths. SCIENCE – MAN – OCEAN.
Category: Science
Year Elected: 1930
Medal Issued: 1974
Sculptor: Donald DeLue
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 28, 2022
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Alexander Graham Bell, 1963 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY outer legend, ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL 1847 – 1922 inner border, head of Bell facing three-quarters to left.
Rev: A woman and a baby on right, reaching out through the cosmos to a man on the other side.
Category: Inventor
Year Elected: 1950
Medal Issued: 1963
Sculptor: Stanley Martineau
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 28, 2022
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Andrew Jackson 1815 Battle of New Orleans Obv: MAJOR GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON, bust of Jackson, in military dress, facing left.
Rev: RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS FEBRUARY 27, 1815, Liberty kneeling on a plinth beside Victory who is inscribing "ORLEANS" on a shield. BATTLE OF NEW-ORLEANS / JANUARY 8, 1815.
Designer/Engraver: Moritz Furst
Mint: Philadelphia, Date: 20th Century restrike, Bronze, 65 mmMatt InglimaDec 26, 2022
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Stonewall Jackson, 1972 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: STONEWALL JACKSON 1824 – 1863, bust of Thomas Jonathan Jackson facing left within a laurel border.
Rev: Stonewall Jackson in action on his horse, rallying his men, much as he did at Cedar Mountain where he charged waving a sword in one hand and a flag in the other. In the left field the words: RALLY MEN and in bottom right field: HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1972, within a laurel border.
Category: Military
Year Elected: 1955
Medal Issued: 1972
Sculptor: Granville Carter
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 21, 2022
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William Tecumseh Sherman, 1973 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN 1820 – 1891, bust of Sherman facing left, on left Union Heraldic Eagle above 4 stars signifying Sherman’s military rank, on right a sword piercing a soldiers hat signifying the split between North and South, below bust is a laurel branch.
Rev: A depiction of Sherman’s quotation: “War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it.” The horse and rider symbolize War. The flaming sword and fire, surrounded by names of battles, VICKSBURG, BULL RUN, ATLANTA, SHILOH. Below: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1973.
Category: Military
Year Elected: 1905
Medal Issued: 1973
Sculptor: Michael Lantz
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 21, 2022
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Abraham Lincoln, 1933 Gettysburg Address 70th Anniversary MedalObv: ABRAHAM LINCOLN - MDCCCIX - MDCCCLXV, bust of Lincoln facing right.
Rev: Closing lines of the Gettysburg Address.
Note: Medal commemorates the 70th Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address delivered on November 19, 1863.
Designer: Maurice DeLannoy, Diameter 68.26 mm, BronzeMatt InglimaDec 18, 2022
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Thomas Jefferson, 1962 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: THOMAS JEFFERSON 1743 - 1826, bust of Jefferson facing left.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. depictions of a sword, quill, and compass within a laurel wreath.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1963
Sculptor: Sidney Waugh
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaDec 10, 2022
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Thomas Paine, 1969 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: Thomas Paine (in script) 1737 - 1809, bust of Paine facing left. Before him are small elements symbolizing the three countries in which he lived, the crown for England where he was born; the fleur-de-lis for France; and the eagle for America which he made his home.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, Paine, in speech-making pose; surrounding him are various figures representative of his philosophy; titles of his writings, "Common Sense," "The Rights of Man," "The Age of Reason," and the quote: "These are the times that try men's souls," shown on ribbons; portrait of Louis XVI included, to whose downfall Paine can be said to have contributed.
Category: Political Activist
Year Elected: 1945
Medal Issued: 1969
Sculptor: Michael Lantz
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaNov 29, 2022
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David Glasgow Farragut, 1967 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT 1801 – 1870, bust of Admiral Farragut facing with head inclined slightly to the left.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1967. A depiction of the Battle of Mobile Bay (August 5, 1864) where Admiral Farragut, in the rigging of his flagship USS Hartford, shouted his famous command: “Damn the torpedoes... go ahead, full speed!”
Category: Military
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1967
Sculptor: Laci Anthony de Gerenday
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaNov 10, 2022
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William Crawford Gorgas, 1969 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS 1854 - 1920, bust of Gorgas in military uniform, facing three quarters to the left, mosquito on right.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1969, workers on the Panama Canal in the harsh tropical environment. PANAMA.
Note: Major General Gorgas was the Chief Sanitary Officer of the Canal Zone during the construction of the Panama Canal (1904 - 1914), and the Surgeon General of the United States Army (1914 - 1918).
Category: Medicine
Year Elected: 1950
Medal Issued: 1969
Sculptor: Abram Belskie
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaOct 28, 2022
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Andrew Jackson, 1971 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: ANDREW JACKSON (in script) 1767 - 1845, bust of Andrew Jackson in military uniform facing right, a sabre, powder horn and pistol, and olive branch behind.
Rev: An eagle gripping an olive branch, representing Jackson's service to his country, standing within a circle depicting the earth and sky, bearing inscription: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY. At the top is a map of the frontier during Jackson's lifetime. Militiamen of the War of 1812 time period appear standing at the right. A pioneer woman and Scout are featured at the left. Below the eagle are map symbols.
Category: Military and Statesman
Year Elected: 1910
Medal Issued: 1971
Sculptor: Michael Lantz
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaOct 21, 2022
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Henry Clay, 1973 NYU Hall of Fame MedalObv: HENRY CLAY - 1777 - 1852, bust of Henry Clay (U.S. Senator and Congressman. He was the 7th Speaker of the House of Representatives as well as the ninth Secretary of State) facing three quarters to the right.
Rev: THE HALL OF FAME FOR GREAT AMERICANS AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ©1973, Henry Clay giving a speech in Congress while an eagle is in flight behind.
Category: Statesman
Year Elected: 1900
Medal Issued: 1973
Sculptor: John Terken
Mint: Medallic Art Company
Details: Bronze, 44 mm, 0°
Matt InglimaOct 20, 2022
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