102675 | UNITED STATES. Sesquicentennial Exposition gilt bronze Award Medal.

102675  |  UNITED STATES. Sesquicentennial Exposition gilt bronze Award Medal. Issued 1926 and awarded as a prize for the expo in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (76mm, 146.50 g, 12h). By A. Laessle and struck by Bailey, Banks, & Biddle Co. in Philadelphia.

 

Eagle standing left on guard over nest with two eggs; oak branches around; on horizon in background, façade of Independence Hall and rising sun // – SESQUICENTENNIAL – INTERNATIONAL – EXPOSITION – PHILADELPHIA – / 1776—1926, MEDAL / OF AWARD on central medallion with rising sun; all within stylized wreath. Edge: B.B.B. Co. PHILA.

 

Marqusee 235. Choice About Uncirculated. Some light rub on the high points and some breaks to the luster. A fairly scarce type.

 

Designed by Albert Leassle for his hometown expo in Philadelphia, this medal garnered him a gold medal for the design itself. The expo served as a celebration for the city of Philadelphia, and the United States in general, for the 150th anniversary, or sesquicentennial, of American independence.

 

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