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Medal

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored medal with a raised edge featuring small ridges. The medal bears an embossed image of a man's head in profile, facing left. The man has short hair. The words "GEORGE" and "WASHINGTON" are inscribed on either side of the man's head, in capital letters, curving around the edge of the medal. The background of the image is gray with a shadow cast by the medal.

Artwork Details

Date
1791
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
599 × 573 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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