ANS Newsletter Summer 1992

14 Pages·1992·1.3 MB·English

by  American Numismatic Society

ANS
NEWSLETTER
THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
Broadway at 155^ Street, New York, NY 10032 [phone] FAX [phone] Summer 1992
ANS RECEIVES $75,000
GRANT FROM IMS
The Society has been awarded a $75,000
grant for educational development from
the Institute of Museum Services (IMS),
a federal agency that offers general
operating support to the nation’s
museums. Announcement of this
prestigious award was made on May 22 in
Washington by Susannah Simpson Kent,
Director of the IMS.
The ANS is already well known for its
advanced educational activities, most
notably the internationally acclaimed
Graduate Seminar in Numismatics. This
IMS grant provides funds for the Society
to further its educational mission by start¬
ing a museum education program to serve
younger as well as more diverse audiences.
The ANS has just hired an experienced
museum educator to develop programs
Flanked by ANS President R Henry Norweb, Jr. and Director Leslie A Elam are honorees James C. Risk,
John D Leggett, Jr., and Henry Grunthal and materials to supplement school cur¬
ricula in history, social studies, fine arts,
and foreign language. (See accompanying
Fifty-Year ANS Members Honored
article.) Plans are also underway to develop
more programming on humanities themes
for the general adult public as well as with
The American Numismatic Society John D. Leggett, Jr. (52), John E. Lenker other museums.
honored those who have been members for (55), Robert Hepworth Lloyd (61), Commenting on the award, Director
50 years or more at a special meeting on Stephen T. Richter (57), James C. Risk Leslie A. Elam noted that the ANS has
July 17, 1992, at the museum. This will (53), H. Elliott Rogers (57), and Frank always been at the forefront of numismatic
set a new precedent for the Society, which Sternberg (51). research. “With the IMS grant, we are
intends to make honoring 50-year Three honorees were able to attend the able to reach out to our community in a
members a tradition. ceremonies and receive their citations in new way. Coins have a broad appeal and
The Society’s governing Council has person. They were presented to the au¬ are excellent teaching tools. We look for¬
granted honorary Life Membership to the dience in order of their “seniority”: ward to expanding the use of our magnifi¬
13 esteemed members whose longstanding cent resources in the K-12 curriculum as
James C. Risk (53 years)
commitment to the Society’s work was well as for our adult audience.”
recognized at this meeting. Each member Until his recent retirement, James Risk The Institute of Museum Services
received a citation prepared by calligrapher ran Coin Galleries, the foreign coin sub¬ reports that 443 museums nation-wide
and friend of the Society, Lili Wronker. sidiary of Stack’s. Chairman of the ANS were funded this year from 1,428 ap¬
The new honorary Life Members and Committee on Decorations, Insignia, and plicants. A total of $20,868,429 has been
the length of their membership in the ANS War Medals from 1953 to 1975, Risk is a awarded for 1992 in General Operating
are as follows: Mrs. Eric N. Baynes (62), leading authority on European orders and Support grants. The recipients represent
Mrs. Herbert N. Couch (65), Herbert A. serves as advisor to the Queen on British a wide range of museums from large and
Cahn (56), John S. Davenport (53), Oscar decorations. His major work on the sub- urban to small and rural, and all museum
H. Dodson (56), Henry Grunthal (51), ANS Members, Continued on page 2 IMS. Continued on page '
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ANS Members. Continued from page 1 segregated in the “Reilly Room’’ at the
Society. Mrs. Baynes, accompanied by her
ject, British Orders and Decorations
grandsons, visited the Society in 1975 in
(ANSNNM 106), was published by the
conjunction with the integration of these
ANS in 1945. His numismatic interests
collections into the central ANS library and
and knowledge range much more widely
curatorial holdings.
however as evidenced by the many and
varied contributions to the periodical Coin
Mrs. Herbert N. Couch (65 years)
Galleries which he edited during the 1960s.
Mrs. Couch, then Miss Eunice Burr
John D. Leggett, Jr. (52 years) Stebbins, was proposed by Sydney P. Noe
and elected to membership in 1927, the
Numismatics has been a serious avoca¬
year in which she received her doctorate
tion of Jack Leggett for many decades,
in classical archaeology from Johns
with the coinage of the Sicilian Greeks as
Hopkins University. She later studied at
his principal focus of interest. He has serv¬
the American School of Classical Studies
ed on the ANS governing Council since
in Athens and became an authority on the
1971 and its Executive Committee since
coinage of Argos. Her late husband,
1972. In addition, he is a member of the
Herbert N. Couch, was Professor of
Society’s Finance Committee and has serv¬
Classics at Brown University. Mrs. Couch
Michael Hodder at CO AC 1991
ed since 1975 as Treasurer of the ANS.
died on July 30 of this year.
Professionally, Leggett was a partner in a
major New York law firm and later Presi¬ Hodder Awarded ANS Groves
Herbert A. Cahn (56 years)
dent of Church and Dwight Company, a
Fund Grant
chemical and household products Herbert A. Cahn, elected a Correspon¬
manufacturer. A generous supporter of ding Member of the ANS in 1977, recent¬
ANS activities, Leggett was named a ly retired as Director of Miinzen und Michael J. Hodder of Wolfeboro, NH
Benefactor of the Society in 1986. Medaillen, the Swiss auction house long has been awarded a $7,500 research grant
admired for its scholarly catalogues, par¬ from the ANS, voted by the Society’s
Henry Grunthal (51 years) ticularly of ancient coins and art. Dr. Cahn Council at its July meeting. The grant,
also has served as Editor of several leading awarded on the recommendation of the
Henry Grunthal studied numismatics
journals in the discipline, was a founding Donald Groves Fund Committee, will sup¬
under Regling in Berlin and Geheimrat
member of the International Association port Mr. Hodder’s initial research toward
Pick in Gotha before moving to New York
of Professional Numismatists, and holds a a definitive biography of Ephraim Brasher
in 1938. He began his career here as an
Professorship at the University of (1744-1810), a New York gold and
employee of Stack’s and later issued
Heidelberg. In addition to the many silversmith who is best known to
catalogues on his own and in association
catalogues and articles in scholarly jour¬ numismatists as the coiner of the “Brasher
w ith Edward Gans. In 1953 Grunthal join¬
nals, Dr. Cahn is the author of seminal doubloons.”
ed the staff of the ANS as Assistant to the
studies on archaic Naxos and Knidos as Mr. Hodder’s project will encompass an
Chief Curator and moved up to the posi¬
well as on the origin of Greek coinage. In illustrated biography of Brasher, an il¬
tion of Curator of European and Modern
1984 he was awarded the Society’s Archer lustrated numismatic analysis and discus¬
Coins, from which he retired in 1973.
M. Huntington Medal for distinguished sion of all known Brasher coins including
Author of many articles in numismatic
numismatic scholarship. those with the “E.B” counterstamps at¬
publications, he is also the co-author of two
tributable to his hand, and an illustrated
books cataloguing Carolingian and early
John S. Davenport (53 years) catalogue raisonne of all known silver and
Peruvian issues. He continues to serve the
gold objects attributable to Brasher’s
Society as a volunteer and consultant on John Davenport spent his career as Pro¬
workshop—those in public collections as
a wide range of coinage. fessor of English at Knox College,
well as those in private hands and made
Galesburg, IL. Yet for nearly 40 years, he
The remaining honorees, who received available for the project.
spent two weeks every summer working
their certificates in the mail, are:
with the collections and library of the ANS.
Donald Groves Fund
He writes, “I got to know well a long line
Mrs. Eric N. Baynes (62 years)
of librarians and curators as well as many Through the Donald Groves Fund, the
Mrs. Baynes, nee Frances Reilly, was distinguished numismatists.” He has ANS seeks to promote research and
elected a Life Member in 1930 at the pro¬ published a great many articles and publication in the field of early American
posal of her father, John Reilly, Jr., who numerous books on European Crowns and numismatics involving material dated no
served as Treasurer of the ANS from 1915 Talers, and is generally regarded as the later than 1800. Applications for research
to 1924. She was born and raised in New authority on dollar-size coins of the world. support are welcome; funding is also pro¬
York City. She accompanied her father to The Society’s library lists over 120 entries vided for publication of manuscripts
Hong Kong and China, where she was a by Davenport and he continues to produce meeting the Fund’s criteria. Applications
civilian internee in camps during World universally acclaimed works in the fur¬ are reviewed periodically by the Donald
War I On her return, E.T. Newell invited therance of numismatic scholarship.He Groves Fund Committee which makes its
her to address the ANS on her experiences. was elected a Fellow of the ANS in 1965. recommendations to the Society's Coun¬
In 1938, Mrs. Baynes donated to the ANS cil. Members of the Committee include:
Oscar H. Dodson (56 years)
the Far Eastern collections and library Mrs. Marion C. Russell, Chairman,
which had belonged to her late father and After retiring from the United States Richard G. Doty, John M Kleeberg and
for many years these holdings were ANS Members, Continued on page 3 Donald G. Partrick.
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ANS Members, Continued from page 2 Eric P. Newman Recognized
Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral,
by Virginia Legislature
Oscar Dodson served as Director of the
Money Museum of the National Bank of
Detroit and more recently as Director of ANS Councillor and noted authority on
the World Heritage Museum, University American colonial money Eric P. Newman
of Illinois at Urbana, where he is now was honored at the Society’s special July
Director Emeritus. A distinguished 17th meeting. He was presented a hand¬
numismatist and historian, he has been a some resolution from the Virginia State
Fellow of the ANS since 1943 and a Fellow Legislature acclaiming his contribution to
of the Royal Numismatic Society, as well the heritage of Virginia and the United
as a President of the American States. House Joint Resolution No. 271 of
Numismatic Association, 1958-61. His the Commonwealth of Virginia General
publications include more than 80 articles Assembly “commends Eric P. Newman
in numismatic and professional journals for his valuable research on the Colonial
and the informative guide, Money Tells the Virginia copper halfpenny.. .establishing
Story, published in 1962. that these halfpennies were the first
authorized legal coinage of Colonial
John E. Lenker (55 years) America. ”
Leslie A Elam and Eric P Newman admire Resolution
In presenting the award, ANS Director
John Lenker, who started collecting as
New York and attended the Thomas L. Leslie A. Elam noted, “In 1956 the ANS
a boy, attended Columbia University in
Elder auctions on 37th Street, acquiring published Eric Newman’s monograph, A
New York City and frequented coin auc¬
coins and experience. At 16, he first visited Coinage for Colonial Virginia, in which he
tions downtown as well, learning from the
the ANS and promptly became a member. argued convincingly that the coins struck
famous numismatists of the day—Wayte
During Mr. Rogers’s career as an in¬ and shipped from England in 1773, in
Raymond and F.C.C. Boyd. Later,
surance broker, he handled the Society’s response to a plea from the Virginia House
Lenker hosted a radio show that featured
account for many years and in 1967 was of Burgesses, comprised the first copper
questions and answers about coins. He was
elected a Fellow of the ANS. coinage legally issued for circulation in the
introduced to the ANS in 1934, when he
colonies. The book was well received with
went to Curator Howland Wood with
Frank Sternberg (51 years) reviewers such as John Kent, in the
perplexing questions from the radio au¬
Numismatic Chronicle, describing it as a ‘well
dience. Lenker went on to be active in the Frank Sternberg is the principal in the
ordered and thoroughly documented
ANA and helped found the California Swiss coin firm bearing his name. Over the
study.’ In The Numismatist, Walter Breen
State Numismatic Association. He served many years that he has visited the Society
concluded ‘this reviewer is unaware of
as Executive Officer of the Primitive on trips to the U.S., he has known a suc¬
anything that could be added to the history
Money Society and editor of its newsletter. cession of ANS curators and librarians;
of the Virginia issues in the present state
during his most recent visit, accompanied
of our knowledge.’ And now, nearly 40
Robert Hepworth Lloyd (61 years) by his daughter, Mr. Sternberg made ex¬
years later, this recognition attests that
tensive use of the Society’s photofile, a
A high school teacher and administrator Eric’s research has stood the test of time.”
systematic filing of coin photographs to
for many years, Robert Lloyd has also ANS member William N. Veach of
which he regularly contributes his firm’s
devoted much energy to collecting and Virginia deserves credit for bringing Mr.
catalogues.
writing about his numismatic specialty, Newman’s numismatic work to the atten¬
The ANS is proud of its long-term
paper money. He has written articles on tion of the Virginia General Assembly.
members whose dedication is an inspira¬
paper currency and its history since 1927, Through his efforts and with the diligent
tion to all. We are proud to honor these
and proudly states, “my efforts to assistance of Virginia State Delegate Dick
individuals as honorary Life Members and
popularize the hobby extend over a period Fisher, the Joint Resolution was passed on
look forward to adding substantially to the
of 65 years.” He served as an officer and January 30, 1992, to recognize Mr.
list of honorees as loyal members of this
advisor to the American Numismatic Newman for “his work on behalf of the
organization attain the 50 year level.
Association during the periods 1930-36 and Commonwealth and the nation.’’
1969-91.
Talk by Newman
IMS, Continued from page 1
Stephen T. Richter (57 years)
disciplines from zoos and botanical gardens Following the presentation of the fram¬
Stephen T. Richter, a sales executive
to art, history and children’s museums. ed resolution to Mr. Newman, he gave an
residing in Lake Placid, FL, holds
The ANS is considered to be in the illustrated talk on “The Currency of Ear¬
memberships in several other numismatic
category of “specialized museums” and ly America” for the benefit of the gather¬
organizations in addition to the ANS, in¬
was judged with other specialized ing that included, in addition to the newly-
cluding the ANA, Early American Cop¬
institutions. proclaimed honorary Life Members,
pers, the Civil War Token Society, and
General Operating Support Grants are members of the ANS Council and the
FUN, the regional club of his home state.
awarded to museums that have students of the ANS Graduate Seminar in
demonstrated excellence in all areas of Numismatics. Through the Eric P.
H. Elliott Rogers (57 years) museum operations. While reviewers rated Newman Education Fund, Mr. Newman
H. Elliott Rogers’s collecting began at 87% of the applicants to be meeting ac¬ and his wife, Evelyn are the major sup¬
age nine with the gift of his deceased cepted standards of museum operations, porters of the ANS Graduate Seminar,
grandfather’s early U.S. cents. Shortly funding was available to support just 30% which is the only seminar of its kind in the
thereafter he entered boarding school in of the applicants. Western Hemisphere.
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COAC 1992: Money of Pre-Federal America Now Available
Canada's Money from ANS
“Canada’s Money” is the theme of the The papers presented at the 1991
1992 Coinage of the Americas Conference Coinage of the Americas Conference have
at the ANS on Saturday, November 7. been brought together in a profusely il¬
Eight speakers will present the results of lustrated Proceedings volume, Money of Pre-
their research in two sessions beginning at Federal America. Edited by John M.
10:00 AM. The Chairman of the con¬ Kleeberg, ANS Associate Curator of
ference is John M. Kleeberg, ANS Modern Coins, this new Society publica¬
Associate Curator of Modern Coins. tion contains the seven conference presen¬
In addition to papers, a range of exhibits tations together with a sylloge of the
will be on display including important Massachusetts silver exhibit held at the
selections from the cabinets of the ANS ANS in conjunction with COAC 1991,
and the Royal Canadian Mint. Several prepared by Kleeberg, and a catalogue of
private collections will also be featured. the complete ANS collection of Indian
The exhibition will open on November 7 Peace Medals by Alan M. Stahl.
and continue through January 9, 1993. Articles included in the volume are:
Papers scheduled for COAC 1992 in¬ “Making Money in Early Mass¬
clude: Warren Baker, “The Powell and achusetts,” by Richard G. Doty, which
Sutherland Marriage Commemoratives”; demonstrates the use of a rocker press for
Richard G. Doty, “Boulton, Watt, and the early Massachusetts silver. “The New
Canadian Adventure”; Graham Esler, Yorke in America Token,” by John M.
“Bank of Montreal So-Called English Kleeberg, establishes this enigmatic piece
Issues of the 1850s”; Michael Hodder, as a pattern made in England for Francis
“French Colonial Coinage for Canada”; Lovelace as Governor of New York,
Hillel Kaslove, “Canadian Patterns and 1668-73. Eric P. Newman’s “Unusual
M. Stahl and William Scully, presenting
Trial Pieces”; Scott Miller, “Medals of the Printing Features in Early American Paper
the Society’s 49 medals, illustrated (with
1860 Prince of Wales Tour”; and Barry Money” traces the gamut of problems, er¬
one exception) lifesize.
Tayman and Frank Katen, “The 1815 rors, and anticounterfeiting measures en¬
Magdalen Island Penny.” In addition, countered on colonial notes.
Distributed to Publication Subscribers
The Royal Canadian Mint has been in¬ In “Pennsylvania’s Currency Signers,
vited to participate in this forum. 1723-1785,” Joseph R. Lasser publishes Money of Pre-Federal America, issued by the
ANS as COAC Proceedings No. 7, is
a thorough prosopography of Penn¬
available at $25 plus postage ($1.50 U.S.,
sylvania’s currency signers and
$2.00 foreign). It is being distributed free
demonstrates how the old Quaker mer¬
Registration Information to all holders of the ANS Publication
chant class is replaced on the bills by a new
Subscription.
A Preliminary Program and Registra¬ group of radicals in the Revolutionary
tion form for COAC 1992 are enclosed. period. Philip L. Mossman, in “A Weight
The registration fee of $25 includes admis¬ Analysis of Abel Buell’s Connecticut Cop¬
sion to all sessions, a buffet lunch, and a pers,” breaks down this complex coinage
special reception following the program. into distinct populations and draws conclu¬
Papers delivered at the conference will be sions regarding the intent of the moneyers
McMaster University
published as a Proceedings volume at $25. issuing varying weight coppers.
Holders of the 1993 ANS Publications In “Ephraim Brasher’s 1786 Lima Style Coin Room Opens
Subscription will receive this publication Doubloon,” Michael Hodder argues for
free. the authenticity of this controversial piece,
McMaster University in Hamilton, On¬
produced one year before the famous New
tario has established a Coin Room at the
York style doubloons. Finally, Alan M.
University Art Gallery for the display and
Standing COAC Committee Appointed Stahl traces the development of the
study of coins and related antiquities. The
politically important “American Indian
COAC 1992, the eighth annual con¬ numismatic collection centers on coins of
Peace Medals of the Colonial Period.”
ference, is the first to be overseen by the the ancient western world but includes as
newly appointed Standing Committee on well representative examples of all major
Exhibit Catalogues in Appendices
C'v >AC, chaired by Donald G. Partrick, coinages. The gallery is open Tuesday
ANS Councillor and well-known collector. The book concludes with two major ap¬ through Friday, 10-5 and Sunday, 1-5.
Other members of the committee are pendices: “A Catalogue of an Exhibition In addition to displays, plans include
David L. Ganz, Howard W. Herz, Joseph of Massachusetts Silver at the American workshops and other presentations as well
R Lasser, Eric P. Newman, Anthony Ter- Numismatic Society,” by John M. as special exhibits. For further informa¬
ranova, ANS Director Leslie A. Elam, and Kleeberg, which lists and illustrates 140 tion, contact Bruce R Brace, Honorary
John M Kleeberg. The committee, which objects from the ANS and private collec¬ Curator of the Coin Collection, The Art
will organize and run all future COACs, tions and “Indian Peace Medals of the Gallery, McMaster University, Hamilton,
welcomes suggestions for themes and Colonial Period in the Collection of the Ontario, Canada L8S 4M2; tel 416
participants. American Numismatic Society,” by Alan 525-9140, ext. 3081.
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1992 Graduate Seminar Marks 40 Years
Thompson, Princeton
Volumes Now Available
Through ANS
Through the generosity of Dr. Pierre
Bastien of Cranbury, NJ, the Society has
acquired a stock of two important publica¬
tions issued by Editions NR of Cultura
Wetteren in Belgium. ANS members will
recognize this publishing house as the
printer for many of the Society’s publica¬
tions, including our journal.
Now available from the Society is Greek
Numismatics and Archaeology, Essays in Honor
oj Margaret Thompson, edited by Otto
Morkholm and Nancy M. Waggoner.
This volume was issued in 1979 and
presented to Margaret Thompson on her
retirement from the ANS. Its 326 pages
and 41 illustrations present contributions
from 30 friends and colleagues writing in
the two areas of interest, indicated in the
book’s title, which dominated Miss
Thompson’s career.
Also available is Roman Coins in the
Princeton University Library, I. Republic to
Commodus, by Brooks Emmons Levy and
Pierre C. V. Bastien. This work publishes
1,899 coins in the Princeton collection in
a format closely paralleling the Society’s
ACNAC series.
Otto Morkholm and Nancy M. Wag¬
1992 Graduate Seminar students, front row: Sharon M Salvadon, Nuha Khoury, Visiting Scholar Georges Le Rider, Soheila goner, eds., Greek Numismatics and Ar¬
Amirsoleimani, and Beth Severy; back row: Braden K Fneder, John L Meloy, Steven K Ross, Leah Johnson, Elizabeth
chaeology, Essays in Honor of Margaret Thomp¬
Kosmelatou, Steven Cerutti, and Stephen H Rapp, Jr.
son, xix, 326 pp., 41 pis., 5 indices. Bound
The fortieth annual Graduate Seminar Origins of the Portrait Medal’’; Leo in cloth. $75.00.
in Numismatics began on June 9 with Mildenberg, “On Siculo-Punic Coinage’’; Brooks Emmons Levy and Pierre C. V.
twelve students from eight universities in and Eric P. Newman, “The Currency of Bastien, Roman Coins in the Princeton Univer¬
attendance. The Visiting Scholar this year Early America.’’ In addition the program sity Library, I. Republic to Commodus, x, 191
included an excursion to the Federal pp., 28 pis., 9 indices. Bound in cloth.
was Prof. Georges Le Rider of the Sor-
Reserve Bank of New York on July 15 led $100.00.
bonne. Prof. Le Rider presented three lec¬
by Public Information Officer Adam
tures: on ways of dating a hoard, with
Gonelli.
special attention to the massive find from
Meydincikkale; on the role of the Alex¬
ander coinage in the hellenistic period; and (University of Cincinnati), “The Mint of
Students Present Papers
on the “Antioch project,’’ a study of the Ephesus under the Attalids”; John Lash
silver coinage of the mint from its beginn¬ The students, with their topics and the Meloy (University of Chicago), “Copper
ings through the reign of Augustus. Prof. titles of their final presentations, were: Coins of the Late Mamluk Period, A.D.
Le Rider, who was in New York with his Soheila Amirsoleimani (University of 1468-1517”; Stephen H. Rapp, Jr.
wife, Paule, returned briefly to Paris and Michigan), “The Mints of Mas‘ud of (University of Michigan), “The Copper
while there was notified of his election to Ghazna”; Steven Cerutti (Duke Univer¬ Coinage of T'amar of Georgia in
the College de France. sity), “Brutus, Cyprus, and the Coinage Transcaucasia, A.D. 1184-1213”; Steven
Once again Leslie Beer Tobey of 55 B.C.”; Braden K. Frieder (Univer¬ K. Ross (University of California,
demonstrated the operation of an ancient sity of Wisconsin), “Problems in Style and Berkeley), “The Early Eastern Denarii of
mint in connection with the opening lec¬ Iconography: An Unusual Portrait Medal Septimius Severus”; Sharon M. Salvadori
ture on numismatic terms and methods. of Charles V”; Brian Johnson (Universi¬ (Institute of Fine Arts, NYU), “Crusader
This year’s outside lecturers also included ty of Washington), “Ottoman Coinage of Gold Fragments of the Latin Kingdom of
Brooks Emmons Levy (Princeton Univer¬ North Africa in the 16th and 17th Cen¬ Jerusalem”; and Beth Severy (University
sity), “Tyrian Shekels: The Jerusalem turies”; Leah Johnson (University of of California, Berkeley), “The Bronze
Mint’’; Fred S. Kleiner (Boston Univer¬ California, Berkeley), “The Silver Coinage of the Brettii.”
sity), “The Trajanic Gateway to the Tetradrachm Coinage of Philip V of The ANS Graduate Seminar program
Capitoline Sanctuary of Jupiter Optimus Macedon”; Nuha Khoury (University of is supported by the Eric P. Newman
Maximus’’; Stephen K. Scher, “The Michigan), “The Mint of Damascus under Education Fund, established by gifts from
Renaissance Coin Collector and the the Fatimids”; Elizabeth Kosmetatou Mr. and Mrs. Newman of St. Louis.
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ANS Receives Donation of World Paper Money
tanvmttmrm«s-t
Arthur Mintz of Woodside, CA has tion includes paper money from nearly
donated to the ANS his magnificent col¬ every country. Its emphasis is the twentieth
lection of over 13,000 pieces of world paper century, although there are some examples
money. Paper money has long been one of of early paper money, such as a 25 florin
the weaker areas of the ANS collection: Wiener Banco-Zettel of 1800. Paper
although the collection has some strengths, money, particularly in third world coun¬
such as assignats, United States broken tries, has taken over many of the com¬
bank notes, and German Notgeld, the memorative and propaganda aspects which
benefactors of the ANS in the past were were once displayed on coins. A peculiar¬
coin collectors first and paper money col¬ ly modern twist on the Roman custom of
lectors second. The weakness of the ANS damnatio memoriae is provided by paper
paper money collection has led to some money of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
embarassing moments. Immediately prior with an overprint obliterating the picture
to the Gulf War, Senator Moynihan’s of¬ of the Shah.
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fice asked us for an example of modern As an added bonus, Mr. Mintz’s
Iraqi paper money: we found we had method of storage of the collection, in
nothing more recent than 1930! neutral plastic envelopes, exactly parallels
the Society’s practice. This enables us to
assimilate Mr. Mintz’s large collection
with our holdings fairly easily to make this
Interesting Examples Abound
exciting material available as rapidly as
One of the chief virtues of the Mintz possible. The Society is indeed grateful to
donation is its extreme breadth: the collec¬ Arthur Mintz for his generosity.
ANS Patrons, Sponsors
thony J. Terranova, and Landon Thomas. nomination at the Organization Meeting
Recorded These generous individuals will be add¬ of the Council following the next Annual
ed to the rolls of ‘ ‘ Patrons of the Society” Meeting.
and ‘‘Sponsors of the Society” published Named are R. Henry Norweb, Jr.,
At its July meeting, the Society’s Coun¬
each year in the Annual Report of the ANS. President; Allen F. Lovejoy, First Vice-
cil recorded with great pleasure the names
The Society is grateful to these eight President; Roger A. Hornsby, Second
of individuals who by virtue of their gifts
honorees and all who contribute to the Vice-President; Landon Thomas,
to the ANS qualified as Patrons or Spon¬
growth and welfare of our organization. Treasurer; Leslie A. Elam, Director and
sors of the Society.
Secretary; and Richard A. Phillips, Assis¬
Those whose contributions have ag¬
tant Treasurer.
gregated at least $50,000 include three
heirs of Virgil M. Brand who donated to
Annual Meeting October 17
the ANS Library the entire manuscript in¬
Officers Nominated
ventory of the renowned Brand collection, The Society’s next Annual Meeting will
together with correspondence and papers be held at 3:00 PM on October 17 in the
related to the collection. Designated The Society’s Nominating Committee Society’s West Hall. The program will
Patrons are Armin Brand Allen, John Hall for Officers of the ANS, Alan B. Coleman, feature the election of five Council
Allen II and jeanne Von Boecklin Koron. Chairman, Harry W. Bass, Jr., Harry W. members and reports by members of the
Recognized as Patrons for contributions Fowler, John H. Kroll, and Mrs. Marion library and curatorial staffs discussing im¬
and gifts to the collections aggregating at G. Russell, presented the slate of officers portant accessions of the past year, a selec¬
least $10,000 are Jay M. Galst, Brooks for 1993 at the July meeting of the Coun¬ tion of which will be on display. Members
Emmons Levy, Paul F. Rynearson, An¬ cil. Those recommended will be placed in and the public are invited to attend.
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$5,000 Challenge for Annual Giving
Two More Charter Members of
the ANS Millennium Club
As September 30 approaches and with The $75,000 award from the IMS will
The Society is pleased to announce that
it the end of our fiscal year, Annual Giv¬ allow the Society to initiate and develop an
two alumni of the ANS Graduate Seminar
ing Co-Chairmen Allen F. Lovejoy and expanded museum education program for
program, Warren G. Moon and William
Joseph R. Lasser urge all Society members a one year period. Lovejoy and Lasser
F. Mross, have decided to become charter
to contribute generously to the 1992 An¬ stated, “Your role in this educational in¬
members of the Millennium Club by mak¬
nual Giving Fund. itiative cannot be underestimated.... Your
ing intended bequests to the ANS. The
To stimulate additional gifts to the Fund support of this program through a gift to
Millennium Club was founded earlier this
and to meet the $110,000 goal, a good Annual Giving indicates to government
year to honor ANS supporters who have
friend of the ANS has pledged the last and private funding agencies that our
planned gifts to the Society in their wills
$5,000, if the Society raises $105,000. We members care deeply about the educational
or by other arrangement. The ANS is in¬
have already reached the $85,000 mark, mission of the ANS.
debted to these generous friends for com¬
leaving $20,000 that we still need in order “Please consider this grant as a personal
mitting themselves to the future strength
to realize the anonymous pledge. challenge to support the new ANS museum
and financial health of the Society. Sadly,
Another reason to give now is the grant education initiative. Make a gift to Annual
Prof. Moon’s untimely death was reported
we received in May from the Institute of Giving now to show the Institute of
shortly after he notified the Society of his
Museum Services (IMS), the federal agen¬ Museum Services that you encourage its
beneficence.
cy that recognizes excellence in the nation’s funding of ANS programs.’’
Roger A. Hornsby, Chairman of the
museums. In their recent Annual Giving There still remain copies of the hand¬
Planned Giving Committee, reports that
letter, Messrs. Lovejoy and Lasser describ¬ some and useful The Coin Atlas, by Cribb,
ANS President R. Henry Norweb, Jr. and
ed how your gifts to the ANS at this time Caradice, et. ah, for a contribution to An¬
his wife Libby will host a private dinner
can affect future grants from the IMS to nual Giving of at least $250, as well as box¬
in October for the Millennium Club and
the Society. In fact, the IMS requires a ed sets of ANS notecards as a gift to donors
members of the ANS Gold Membership
recipient to show maintained or increased of $125. Copies of The Coin Atlas were
Circle. Invitations to this New York affair
regular sources of financial support for donated to the Society for this purpose by
will be extended to those who qualify as
repeat funding. Mr. Lasser.
charter members of the Millennium Club
or who have joined the Gold Circle by
September 30, 1992.
ANS Councillors Nominated For further information about becoming
a charter member of the Millennium Club
or about making a bequest to the ANS,
Four incumbents and one additional By-Laws.
please contact Development Officer Rox¬
member have been nominated for election According to the Society’s Constitution
anne Greenstein at the Society, (212)
as Councillors at the Society’s Annual (Article VI.3), additional nominations re¬
234-3130.
Meeting on October 17, 1992. Councillors quire the signatures of a total of 10 Fellows
nominated for additional five-year terms and must be submitted in writing to the
expiring in 1998 are Arthur A. Houghton Secretary of the ANS at least 15 days in
III, a member of the Society’s Acquisitions advance of the Annual Meeting.
Committee and Greek Coin Committee
and Chairman of the forthcoming ANS/SI
Retired Investment Banker
Conference in Washington, DC; Allen F.
Lovejoy, ANS First Vice-President, Robert A. Robinson, a member of the
member of the Executive Committee, and ANS since 1975 who was elected a Fellow
Chairman of the ANS Development Com¬ earlier this year, recently retired as Presi¬
mittee as well as Co-Chairman of the An¬ dent of the Church Pension Fund and its
nual Giving Drive; Eric P. Newman, a affiliated companies, a position he had held
member of the Executive Committee, since 1968. Prior to joining the Church
Chairman of the Committee on Modern Fund, which manages the retirement funds
Coinage and Currencies, and a member of the Episcopal Church in America, Mr.
of the Huntington Medal Committee; and Robinson was Senior Vice-President and
Donald G. Partrick, a member of the Trust Officer of Colonial Bank and Trust
Finance Committee and the Donald Company, Waterbury, CT. He continues
Groves Fund Committee. to serve on a number of boards, both cor¬
Nominated to the class of 1997 is Robert porate and not-for-profit.
A. Robinson, increasing the total member¬ Mr. Robinson resides in New Canaan,
ship of the Council to 20, spread over 5 CT, with his wife, the former Ann Har¬
classes. All names were placed in nomina¬ ding. Following service in World War II,
tion by Alan B. Coleman, Chairman of the he received his B.A. and M.A. from
Society’s Nominating Committee, which Brown University and did further graduate
also includes John H. Kroll and Mrs. work at the University of Illinois. He is the
Marion G. Russell. The increase in the recipient of honorary degrees from The
number of Councillors is provided for University of the South, Nashotah House,
under Article III. 12 of the Society’s and the Episcopal Theological Seminary. Robert A Robinson, nominated for ANS Council
8
ANS AND SI TO SPONSOR CONFERENCE IN First ANS Education Officer
WASHINGTON, D C.
The Society has retained Constance P
Wiesman as of August 11 to launch its
On Monday, November 9, 1992, the ask the panel to discuss an interdisciplinary
museum education program, funded by a
American Numismatic Society will present approach to the study of coins, to gain the
grant from the Institute of Museum Ser¬
a day-long symposium in cooperation with maximum information about the material
vices. Ms. Wiesman comes to the ANS
the National Numismatic Collection of nature of past societies. The audience will
with a strong background in art history and
The Smithsonian Institution. This major be encouraged to join the discussion.
museum education, having spent 20 years
numismatic event will take place in The afternoon session, from 2:00 to 5:00
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the
Washington, D.C., at the Leonard Car¬ PM, will deal with modern and United
departments of Education, Stu¬
michael Auditorium of the National States coins and money. In her talk, “An
dent/Teacher Programs, and Young Peo¬
Museum of American History, Constitu¬ Artist’s View of Contemporary Coinage,”
ple’s Programs. She has taught youngsters
tion Avenue between 12th and 13th former Chief Sculptor-Engraver of the
and adults, trained teachers to use museum
Streets, starting at 9:00 AM. Admission to United States Mint, Elizabeth Jones, will
objects in their curricula, and developed
the symposium will be free of charge, but discuss the challenges of coin design to the
training programs for museum volunteers.
registration is required. Registration forms sculptor. John M. Kleeberg, ANS Curator
The Metropolitan has published various of
are available from the ANS. of Modern Coins and Currency, will pre¬
her student and teacher guides on its per¬
Entitled Money as Art, Archaeology, and sent an on-going die study of the German
manent and special exhibitions.
Motivator: Ancient to Modem, the symposium baroque bell thalers issued in 1643 by
will feature a number of outstanding il¬ Duke Augustus the Younger of Brunswick,
lustrated lectures and panel discussions, to give a fuller picture of this historical
with the morning session devoted to an¬ figure. His talk is titled “Ferdinand, Get
cient numismatics and the afternoon ses¬ Your Tanks Off My Lawn: The Wolfen-
sion to modern. Symposium Chairman biittel Bell Thalers of 1643.” Mrs. Elvira
Arthur A. Houghton III of the ANS has Clain-Stefanelli, the Director of the NNC,
organized the event with the help of Mrs. will review the unusual and often unor¬
Elvira Clain-Stefanelli, Director of the thodox means used by the U.S. monetary
NNC. system to adapt to the economic cycles of
The morning session, beginning at 9:00 the nineteenth and early twentieth cen¬
AM, will be introduced by Roger Ken¬ turies in her presentation “Numismatica
nedy, Director of the National Museum of Americana: Resilience and Adaptation.”
American History, and by ANS President As part of the afternoon session on
R. Henry Norweb, Jr. This session will modern coinage, Richard G. Doty,
focus on ancient coinages and money. Curator of Numismatics at the NNC, will
William E. Metcalf, Chief Curator of the moderate a panel discussion on the topic
ANS, will propose possible reasons for the of “Technology Versus Art” in the
great variety of Roman imperial coin types manufacture of modern coinage. Doty
in “Whose Liberalitas? Propaganda and believes that this crucial relationship
Audience in the Early Roman Empire.” defines modern coinage and is worthy of
In an address titled “Holy Land deeper study by numismatists. Symposium
Numismatics—The Richest Province,” Chairman Arthur A. Houghton will review
Abraham D. Sofaer, eminent law pro¬ the day’s themes in a closing statement. In
fessor, judge, and Legal Advisor to the addition to serving on the governing Coun¬
U.S. Department of State, will discuss re¬ cil of the ANS, Houghton is a specialist in
cent discoveries and insights regarding an¬ Seleucid numismatics and was formerly
cient Holy Land numismatics that Associate Curator of Antiquities at the J.
demonstrate a wealth of material for fur¬ Paul Getty Museum in California. Depu¬
ther study. Lecturer and writer Anthony ty Director Spencer Crew of the National Served as Consultant
F. Milavic will explore the style and sym¬ Museum of American History will close
Since 1989 Ms. Wiesman has served as
bolism of an ancient Greek coin to deter¬ the event.
consultant and project director at a
mine its age and mint in his presentation,
number of museums and cultural institu¬
“The First Greek Wrestler-Type Coin.” Important Cooperative Event
tions, including the Yale University Art
This symposium is a cooperative effort Gallery, Storm King Art Center,
of the ANS and the SI, offering an unusual Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts,
Panel Session Included
opportunity to hear and share ideas with Sotheby’s American Arts Program, and
The morning session will also include a a broad range of numismatic scholars, the Cooper Hewitt Graduate Program in
panel discussion on “Numismatics: A researchers, collectors, and participants in the Decorative Arts.
Small Reflection of History,” moderated our nation’s capital city. There will be time Ms. Wiesman has an M .A. in Costume
by Wayne E. McGovern, a meteorological during the breaks to meet and converse and Textile History from New ^ ork
scientist with the National Weather Ser¬ with the speakers and other attendees. A University and a B.A. in Art History from
vice, who studies the impact of science and reception is planned for all symposium Smith College. She was the recipient of a
technology on society. He has written registrants following the sessions, hosted by Fulbright Scholarship to spend a year at
numerous articles in his field and on ANS Councillor James A. Hayes, U.S. L’Universita Internazionale Dell’Arte in
numismatic subjects. Dr. McGovern will Congressman from Louisiana. Florence.
9
Library Notes ACLS 1992 Annual Meeting
Farnese, Piacenza. Coins struck by suc¬
cessive members of the Farnese family dur¬ Held in Chicago
The library start has experienced an ac¬ ing two centuries are illustrated and
tive summer servicing the bibliographic described in detail with the issues of each
Roger A. Hornsby
needs of the Society’s Graduate Seminar. ruler preceded by an introductory account
ANS Delegate
In developing their Seminar topics, this of minting activity. In Das Papiergeld von
year’s students have made full use of the Baden, 1849-1948, Guenther Rupertus of¬
To participate in the centennial celebra¬
library’s resources, as has Georges Le fers an exhaustive catalogue of all known
tion of the founding of the University of
Rider, the Seminar’s Visiting Scholar, paper money issues emanating from the
Chicago, the 73rd annual meeting of the
former Director of the Cabinet des Baden region of Germany. Some 5,000
American Council of Learned Societies
Medailles and Professor of Ancient History notes, including issues of towns, com¬
met April 30-May 1, 1992 in Chicago, the
at the Sorbonne in Paris. We have also ex¬ munes and business firms are listed, with
first time the ACLS has ever strayed from
perienced a seasonal increase in visits from varieties noted and numerous black and
the east coast. And a most successful and
scholars who use the summer months for white illustrations provided. From the
informative meeting it was. The following
research. Among those who have made use Bank of Israel Currency Department, we
report mentions the chief matters which
of the reading rooms are Robert A. Gur- have received Banknotes and Coins of Israel,
may be of interest to the membership of
val, University of California at Los a catalogue which includes all coins and
the ANS.
Angeles, Michael Ierardi, University of notes issued since the creation of the Israeli
The formal sessions began with a lunch¬
California at Berkeley, Faith Ford Sand- state. In what should become the standard
eon on April 30 at which the speaker was
strom, Brown University, Maria reference on varieties of United States
Celeste Colgan, Deputy Chairman of
Schoenhammer, Graduate Center, City cents of 1816-1839, John D. Wright’s The
NEH. The Endowment hopes to have
University of New York, Gilbert Stack, Cent Book, 1816-1839 includes some 500
Congressional approval of a new National
Fordham University, Robert Bauslaugh, enlarged photographs of every known
Council Member, John Searle, Professor
Emory University, and Jere Bacharach, variety in the series. Accompanying the
of Philosophy at the University of Califor¬
Washington University. listings of each variety are a complete
nia, Berkeley (subsequently confirmed).
description of each die, striking variations
The confidentiality of decision making at
Recent Donors and die states, and discussion of rarity.
the sister endowment, the NEA has come
Henry Morris’s Bird & Bull Press of
under attack, but Ms. Colgan promised
Mrs. Ivri Patricia Wormser has made
Newtown, PA has very generously donated
that the NEH would continue the laudable
a generous donation of archival materials
another of its truly fine productions to the
practice of ensuring that privacy for both
pertaining to the New Netherlands Coin
library. It is Elizabeth M. Harris’s The Art
grant applicants and their reviewers will
Company, of which her late husband,
of Medal Engraving; A Curious Chapter in the
Charles Wormser, was director. This continue to be the practice.
Development of 19th Century Printing Processes.
At the afternoon session Stanley Katz,
donation, which complements the library’s
Harris discusses medal engraving
president of ACLS, reported that the cen¬
recent acquisition of the New Netherlands
machines and their use in book illustration,
tral fellowship program of the ACLS is at
Coin Company Archives, contains the
employing examples of illustrations pro¬
long last completely endowed. Your
business files of the Company for 1975 and
duced with Joseph Saxton’s medal ruling
delegate applauds the achievement. The
1976. The gift also includes records of
machine and the machine developed by the
entire endowment of the ACLS now stands
materials consigned by New Netherlands
French mechanic, Achille Collas in 1830.
at $31,000,000, which itself is a tribute to
to a number of other numismatic firms and
Bird & Bull Press has also provided the
Katz since it stood at $15,000,000 when he
correspondence with various prominent
library with a copy of its recent reprint of
first assumed office. That does not mean
collectors.
William Blades’s extremely rare work
that the ACLS can withdraw from the ef¬
Anthony Terranova has added to his re¬
Numismata Typographica; The Medallic History
fort of raising more money for the
cent donations to the library with the
of Printing. Other volumes received have in¬
humanities. For example only 45
presentation of a manuscript of the
cluded The Seaby Coin Encyclopedia, by
fellowships from 1,050 applicants were able
“Colonial Americana” section of the 60th
Ewald Junge, the sixth edition of Gold Coins
to be granted in the 1991-92 competition.
New Netherlands sale, which included
of the Worldfrom Ancient Times to the Present,
Mr. Katz observed, with a certain melan¬
selections from the collections of Dr. A.C.
by Robert Friedberg, and Republic of Viet¬
choly, the fact that corporations are not in¬
Black, F.C.C. Boyd, and A. Walter. The
nam Coins and Currency, by Howard A.
terested in funding fellowships and that
manuscript bears the hand-written annota¬
Daniel III. Two volumes which draw
rich individuals are remarkably few.
tions of Walter Breen. Mr. Terranova also
heavily on the individual collecting ex¬
At the following business meeting ad¬
donated the manuscript notes of New
periences of their authors are Glimpses of
mission to the ACLS was granted to the
Jersey Assemblyman Joseph Biddle, ca.
History, by Brian Hannon and Confessions
Association for the Advancement of Baltic
1786-87, concerning a proposal from the
of a Numismatic Fanatic: How to Get the Most
Studies. The delegates were also apprised
firm of Jasper Smith & Company for the
out of Coin Collecting, by Frank S. Robinson.
that next year’s proposed budget should
production of copper coinage. Until the
New additions to our “Decorations”
result in a $1,700,000 surplus which will
discovery of Biddle’s notes, this coinage
section include The History of the Prussian
be salted away. That was indeed startling
proposal had been unknown.
Pour le Merite Order, vols. 2-3, by William
news and I eagerly await next year’s
E. Hamelman, Canadian Life Saving Medals
meeting in Williamsburg, VA, to see its
Volumes Donated
and Other Awards—Update 1991, by Jack
fulfillment.
Among the volumes presented to the Boddington, Collector’s Handbook of Military The evening session was devoted to the
library by publishers and authors is Le Orders and Medals of the Republic of Vietnam, Charles Homer Haskins Lecture. This
monete dei Farnese, La zecca di Piacenza by Daniel M. Byrne, and Forman’s Guidt year’s speaker, Donald W. Menig, Max-
1545-1731, a catalogue of coins exhibited to Third Reich German Awards.. and Their
at the Museo Civico in the Palazzo Values, by Adrian Forman. ACLS, Continued on page 10
10
ACLS, Continued from page 9 present so that today we witness the ing nostalgia for cultural traditions.
well Research Professor of Geography at struggle between pluralism and cosmo¬ After listening to the three speakers and
Syracuse University, gave a memorable politanism. the subsequent questions from the au¬
account of how he became a geographer Dorothy Ross, Professor of History at dience I realized that the problem of the
and of the significance of that too-little thejohn’s Hopkins University, examined One and the Many elucidated by Plato
understood discipline to the life of learn¬ the transformation of the social sciences long ago was alive and well, and no closer
ing and to public life. from an open-ended inquiry whose model to solution.
was the natural sciences to a scientism At the final luncheon William McNeill,
Papers Presented based on quantitative methods which was Professor of History Emeritus at the
in turn influenced by the “valorization of University of Chicago, gave an enjoyable
The following morning’s session was the creative arts.’’ The one time objective talk comparing 1492 to 1992. The earlier
devoted to the topic “Learned Societies investigator has now become the creative date marked the psychological and cultural
and Disciplines after a Century.’’ David interpreter. She suggested that the future rejection of the humanistic tradition as in¬
Hollinger, Professor of History at the model for the social sciences will be based terpreted by the Italian Renaissance. The
University of Michigan, began with a on hermeneutics and historicism, that is latter date may see a rejection of the model
review of how the traditional humanistic the scholar will interpret his discipline in based on the European tradition.
view that sought to explain the essential terms of the historical development of the This year’s annual meeting was lively
and universal qualities of men and societies discipline itself.
and stimulating, and offered much for
was attacked and supplanted by one that Peter Brooks, Professor of Humanities thought on the past, present, and future
emphasized the particularity and diversi¬ at Yale, observed how the humanistic of the humane disciplines. It seemed for¬
ty of human life. The Kinsey Report, for education designed for an elite governing tunate , then, that I ventured to Chicago
example, represents the older view whereas class had been changed to a pluralistic one from Washington by train, an old fashion¬
Kuhn’s Structures of Scientific Revolutions that no longer regards culture as a redemp¬ ed civilized way of travel that affords the
elaborated the new. But change is always tive or viable force. Still there is a linger¬ leisure for reflection.
Bass Presents Gold Columbus Medal to ANS
Harry W. Bass, Jr., former President of American eagle hovers over the globe, now
Medals Available for Purchase
the ANS and currently on its governing incuse.
Council, has presented the Society with a The ANS Columbus Quincentennial
A Bass Tradition
gold striking of the medal it recently issued Medal is available to the public in silver
to celebrate the quincentennial of Colum¬ This gift continues a tradition begun by and bronze. Sets with matching serial
bus’s voyages. The medal, designed by Mr. Bass in 1978 when he presented the numbers can be ordered for $185 (in¬
Magdalena Dobrucka of Warsaw, Poland, Society with a gold example of its 1903 cluding postage by registered mail). In¬
was chosen through an international com¬ medal of Amerigo Vespucci designed by dividual medals are $131 for the silver and
petition which elicited more than 100 Victor D. Brenner, who had been an ac¬ $64 for bronze. The 125th Anniversary
designs from artists representing 16 tive member of the Society. This unique Medal and Statue of Liberty Medal are
countries. piece was formerly in the collection ofj. both sold out in bronze. Silver examples
The medal was struck in 18 carat gold Pierpont Morgan, who was also an active are still available for $406 and $181 respec¬
and weighs over 20 troy ounces. Like ex¬ member and supporter of the ANS. Bass tively. In addition, the 1989 silver medal
amples in silver and bronze, which are of¬ followed up this gift with gold strikings of issued by the Society to major supporters
fered for sale to the public, the medal was the other two medals of general interest of its Endowment Campaign is available
struck by the J Jenkins Sons Company of issued by the Society in recent years—its to the public in bronze for $106. The ANS
Baltimore, Maryland. The highly 1983 medal by Marcel Jovine to celebrate Endowment Medal is an abstract two-piece
sculptured square piece depicts on the the Society’s 125th anniversary, and its cast medal by the Hungarian sculptoi
obverse one of Columbus’s ships mirrored 1986 medal by Eugene Daub for the Janos Kalmar. All medals can be ordered
in a raised globe; on its reverse an centennial of the Statue of Liberty. directly from the ANS.