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Accession # 32.2092.103.1
Artist Emil Fuchs
Title International Philatelic Exhibition Medal
Date 1926
Medium Silver
Dimensions 2 3/16 x 3 1/2 x 1/8 in. (5.6 x 8.9 x 0.3 cm)
Marks Foundry mark stamped along bottom edge: "MEDALLIC ART CO. N Y" and "SILVER"
Inscriptions Inscribed on reverse in "AWARDED TO" banner, "EMIL FUCHS"
Signed Cast initials on obverse, lower left: "E.F."
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Emil Fuchs
Location Visible Storage: Case 46, Drawer B
Description Rectangular medal with rounded top edge. Obverse: America descending steps leading from the Capitol; on either side are figures representing the nations of the world. Reverse: View of New York City and banner inscribed "AWARDED TO / EMIL FUCHS"; inscribed along bottom: "INTERNATIONAL PHILATELIC EXHIBITION / NEW YORK 1926"