Congressional Medal to Cyrus W. Field for the Successful Laying of the Atlantic Cable

Gold-colored medal with a profile of a man facing left. The man has curly hair and a beard. An eagle with wings spread is above the man's head. The words "HONOR AND FAME ARE THE REWARD" are engraved around the top edge. A ship with three masts on the left and another on the right are on the bottom half, in the ocean. The background is plain with a shadow to the right.