| Creator |
Dupré, Augustin, 1748-1833, engraver. |
| Title |
Libertas Americana. |
| Publisher |
Paris |
| Date |
1782, struck in 1783 |
| Physical Description |
1 13/16 inches (diameter). |
| Is referenced by |
Clain-Stefanelli Vladimir. Medals Commemorating Battles of the American Revolution. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institute,
1973, p. 36-39 [A3831.O].
|
| Notes |
Reads, "Libertas Americana" and "4 Juil 1776." Translation: "American Liberty—4th of July, 1776." Depicts Liberty with her
cap and pole. Reverse reads, "Non Sine Diis animosus infans" "17 19 Oct. 1777-1781." Translation: "The fearless child was
not without the help of gods." (Verse from the Odes of Horace; Book III, Ode IV, 20.) Depicts Minerva, with a spear and shield,
protecting an infant Hercules from a lion. Hercules is strangling two serpents.
|
|
Gift of Benjamin Franklin. |
|
Exhibited in, Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World (2005-2007). |
| Subject |
Medals. |
|
Minerva (Roman deity). |
|
Hercules (Roman mythology). |
|
Liberty. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Genre |
Commemorative medal. |
| Associated name |
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, |
| Location |
OBJ 877 |
| Accession number |
OBJ 877 |
