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Medal of Captain O. H. Perry

Moritz Fürst

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Copper-colored medal with a relief portrait of a man in a military uniform with epaulets. The man's head is turned to the right; he has short hair and a mustache. The words "OLIVER HAZARD PERRY. PRO FATO . LIBERTAS" are raised on the top half of the medal's circumference. A line of text along the bottom reads, "BY PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNOR & LEGISLATURE OF PENNSYLVANIA."

Artwork Details

Date
1813–15
Medium
Bronze
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 565 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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