Franklin Delano Roosevelt Inaugural Medal [obverse]

1933

Paul Manship (designer), Medallic Art Company (die engraver), U.S. Mint (manufacturer)

Associated Names
Paul Manship

Designer, American, 1885 - 1966

Medallic Art Company

Die Engraver, American, est. 1910 - closed 2016

U.S. Mint

Manufacturer, American, est. 1792

This is a photograph of a commemorative medal. The image shows a bronze medal featuring a profile relief of a man's head and shoulders, facing left. Surrounding the profile is text in capital letters, which reads: "FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT 1933 1937", with "JOHN NANCE GARNER VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 31ST PRESIDENT" inscribed around the border. The surface of the medal has a textured appearance with a polished finish. The medals details and the inscriptions around it highlight its commemorative nature. The photograph captures the color and texture of the bronze material.
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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

This is an image of a bronze medallion with a detailed depiction of a three-masted sailing ship at sea and a winged figure below it. The medallion has a circular border and an engraved inscription that reads, "THOU, TOO, SAIL ON, O SHIP OF STATE, SAIL ON, O UNION STRONG AND GREAT."

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Inaugural Medal: The Ship of State [reverse]

Paul Manship, Medallic Art Company, U.S. Mint

1933

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Corcoran Thom [née Mary Huntington Lay, 1877-1957], Washington; gift 1933 to the Cocoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

under truncation of bust: .P.MANSHIP.©; around top outer circumference: FRANKLIN.DELANO.ROOSEVELT.; around bottom outer circumference: .31ST.PRESIDENT.OF.THE.UNITED.STATES.; around top inner circumference: .1933. .1937.; around bottom inner circumference: .JOHN.NANCE.GARNER.VICE.PRESIDENT.

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