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Miscellaneous Tokens and MedalsENGINEERS ADMIRAL JERRY LAND MEDAL, (1952).Murtha 524. 52mm. Hexagonal. Gilt Bronze. Paul Manship,Sc. Looped at top as made. Choice Uncirculated. Obverse: THEVICE ADMIRAL JERRY LAND/ MEDAL above a bust ofland to the right within a sunken inner circle at center. Below:*** THE SOCIETY OF ***/ NAVAL ARCHITECTS ANDMARINE ENGINEERS. Reverse: Seal of the Society flankedby two dolphins above rectangular cartouche inscribed: FOROUTSTANDING/ ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE/ MARINEFIELD. Below is an uninscribed ribbon.One of the highest awards in the shipbuilding and marinearchitecture industry, the Land Medal was established in 1952 inhonor of Vice Admiral Land, USN, who was also the first recipient.Since its inception it has been given annually for “OutstandingAccomplishment in the Marine Field.” The selection of thenominee is made by the Awards Committee of the Society andthe winner requires a two-thirds vote of both the Council and theAward Committee. The medal is presented at the annual dinner ofthe Society. (G)Rockwell’s Freedom Of Speech first appeared in the Feb. 20, 1943issue of the Post. It was the first installment of Rockwell’s famousFour Freedoms series which was based on a State of the Unionspeech by Franklin D. Roosevelt outlining the four freedomsto which he felt every person was entitled. First mentioned wasfreedom of speech. Second was freedom to worship. Third wasfreedom from want. Fourth was freedom from fear. They becamefour of the best known posters of World War Two. The fourpaintings became a motto for the war and for the 1943 bond drive.This award was given by the publishers of the Saturday EveningPost for the school’s participation in a magazine subscriptioneffort to earn funds for the school. Each year, for a relativelyshort but unknown number of years. the Curtis Company wouldaward these plaques based upon various art appearing in the Post.The plaques included all four of Rockwell’s Four Freedoms. Anadditional plaque with the bust of Benjamin Franklin is alsoknown. We have previously offered a larger (11 x 16 ¼” versionof this plaque given to the Trenton Junior High School in 1953-54 for selling $3,570.78 in subscriptions. We suspect that thedifference in size was dictated by the amount of sales.(F-G)Lot 496 (reduced)496. NORMAN ROCKWELL’S FREEDOM OF SPEECHBRONZE PLAQUE, 1954. 5 1/2 x 4” thin uniface shell affixedto a 9 ¼ x 6 ¼” display board with beveled edges. After NormanRockwell. Signed at lower right with the initials ASM (Identityunknown) . Extremely Fine. This thin copper shell bears severalshallow dents as shown.. At upper right is inscribed: NORMANROCKWELL. Below is a replication of Rockwell’s iconicFREEDOM OF SPEECH from his Four Freedoms series. At lowerleft is the copyright notice of THE CURTIS PUBLISHING CO.,Below: FEREDOM OF SPEECH/ PRESENTED BY CURTISCIRCULATION COMPANY. Affixed at bottom is a 1 x 3 7/8”bronze plaque inscribed: AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDINGACHIEVEMENT/ (incused) JUNIATRA JOINT HIGHSCHOOL/ 1953-54 $2,447.05Lot 497 (reduced)497. FREER GALLERY OF ART AWARD MEDAL BY MANHIP,147H