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Argentina
Designed by: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (American, 1876–1973)
Struck by: Medallic Art Company (1900–1990)
Distributed by: Hispanic Society of America
Struck by: Medallic Art Company (1900–1990)
Distributed by: Hispanic Society of America
1921
Mint: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Patinated bronze
Dimensions
Overall: Diam: 8.3 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Katharine Lane Weems
Accession Number1989.592
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionObv: Woman in classical dress holding a banner in one hand and a balance in the other; at her feet are a cornucopia, sculptor's tools, a palette, a harp, a pedestal with books, a sickle, and a sheaf of wheat / ARGENTINA / MITRE
Rev: A man in classical dress rides a horse and holds a flaming torch over his head / X X H X S X A X in raised letters amongst a wreath
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.
Rev: A man in classical dress rides a horse and holds a flaming torch over his head / X X H X S X A X in raised letters amongst a wreath
Edge: MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y.
ProvenanceCollection of Katharine Lane Weems; to MFA November 1989.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.