Name/Title
Prize MedalEntry/Object ID
1926.8.1Description
Large bronze medal with a bust of a man on one side and a long inscription within a laurel wreath on the other side. The face side shows a bearded man who is bald on the top of his head. He is wearing a suit jacket, high-collard shirt, and bow tie. The inscription, "GEORGE FRANKLIN EDMUNDS" rings the top edge and the dates 1828 and 1919 flank the man.
The other side has the inscription, "AWARDED BY THE VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG VERMONTERS TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND PROBLEMS OF THEIR STATE AND TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF GEORGE FRANKLIN EDMUNDS" in the center of a laurel wreath. The word, "SPECIMEN", is within a rectangle at the center bottom.Context
Production sample of a medal commissioned and awarded by the Vermont Historical SocietyAcquisition
Accession
1926.8Source or Donor
Vermont Historical SocietyAcquisition Method
UnknownMade/Created
Manufacturer
Keck, CharlesDate made
1919Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Medal, PrizeNomenclature Primary Object Term
PrizeNomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallDepth
1/4 inDiameter
2-1/2 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Edmunds, George Franklin (1828-1919)Person or Organization
Vermont Historical Society