Busacca Gallery

Description:

Bronze Coin Medallion Gilt Bronze medallion Commemorating August Saint-Gaudens Produced by Medallic Art Company of N.Y. dated 1971 for the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University. A 3-D portrait relief of Saint-Gaudens, verso with a high relief rendition of a sculptor. Approx. 1-3/4" in diameter. This medal was sculpted by artist Stanley Martineau, this is part of a series of 94 medals.

Reference:

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal

A Medal or medallion is a piece of metal, usually carved or engraved; circular (like a coin) and large, that is used as a work of art, souvenir, medal, or worn on the body as a special symbol or as a fashion accessory on a necklace. A medal is usually a coin-like sculpted object of metal or other material that has been engraved with an insignia, portrait or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific, academic or some other kind of achievement. Medals may also be created to commemorate individuals or events or even as works of artistic expression in their own right. There are also devotional medals, which may be worn as a matter of religious faith. Medals are popular collectable items either as a form of exonumia or “paranumismatica”, or of militaria phaleristics.