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UNITED STATES: AE medal, 1911. EF

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Ancient Start Price:170.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 300.00 USD
UNITED STATES: AE medal, 1911. EF
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UNITED STATES: AE medal, 1911, EF, 70mm, Circle of Friends medal by John Frederick Mowbray-Clarke for Saint Brendon, Hero of Irish Navigation; this is number three in the series issued in March 1911; obverse: Saint Brendan holding his attributes, a ship and a sea monster; legend above: "BEATVS. BRENDANVS. DEVELATOR. AMERICAE PRISCVS"; inscribed in ex.: "A o D i C DLXV ."; all within beaded and line border; reverse shows standing nude male figure in loin cloth, with both arms stretched upwards; bird symbolizing human spirit above; glory behind his head; chalice at his right; legend above: "HE THAT SEEKETH SHALL FIND"; inscription below: "O. YE. TOILSOME ./MEN/O. EVERWEARY LIFE/EXPECTING. THIS. LAND ./STAY. A. LITTLE. NOW ./FROM YOUR ./LABOUR"; reverse: inscription at lower right of field: "MOWBRAY / CLARKE"; inscription near edge, lower center: " J.K.DAVISON/PHILA."; inscription on edge, upper center: "CIRCLE OF FRIENDS 1911", struck by Joseph K. Davison & Sons of Philadelphia, RRR. The Circle of Friends of the Medallion consisted of approximately 400 members and issued a total of twelve medals from 1909 to 1915. Numismatists estimate that the Circle of Friends issued "no more than 500 of any" medal in the series and each was professionally presented in "tan cloth books." The medals were not offered for public sale, but instead, they were issued to a small group of collectors that formed the Circle of Friends. The association commissioned leading medalists of the time to create the series and the medals were superbly designed with interesting themes, often commemorating significant events, places or people. Members included several prominent individuals such as "inventor Alexander Graham Bell, financier J. Pierpont Morgan, U.S. Mint Director A. Piatt Andrew, two U.S. senators, well-known coin dealer Wayte Raymond and sculptors Flanagan, Brenner and Bela Lyon Pratt." Photo size reduced.