To Cyrus W. Field from New York Friends, for Laying the First Atlantic Cable

Gold-colored medal. Circular, flat shape. Text on medal reads: - Top edge: "DESPERANDUM PERSEVERANTIA VINCIT" - Inside top line: "PRESENTED" - Second line: "TO" - Third line: "CYRUS W. FIELD" - Fourth line: "BY A FEW OF HIS FRIENDS IN" - Fifth line: "NEW YORK" - Sixth line: "FOR HIS" - Seventh line: "PERSEVERANCE" - Eighth line: "IN SUPERINTENDING" - Ninth line: "THE LAYING OF THE" - Tenth line: "ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH" - Eleventh line: "CABLE" - Twelfth line: "AUG. 5TH 1858". The medal has a braided or laurel leaf wreath design around the text, and a row of stars around the bottom edge. The background of the image is gray with shadow underneath medal.