Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin, 1728-1819 [Medal of George Washington Before Boston]

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GLC#
GLC03221
Type
Objects
Date
circa 1790
Author/Creator
Duvivier, Pierre Simon Benjamin, 1728-1819
Title
[Medal of George Washington Before Boston]
Place Written
Paris, France
Pagination
1 medal : bronze Height: 7.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

The inscription on recto, around a bust portrait of George Washington (based on Houdon) reads in Latin: "George Washington Supremo Duci exercituum adsertori libertatis. Comitia Americana." The verso shows Washington and his officers looking towards Boston in the distance as the British evacuate, and reads in Latin "Hostibus primo Fugatis." Dent at bottom edge, recto. Slightly scratched on both sides.

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