Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

Lot 1467 (reduced)plants in the far distance. Uncommon. (E-F)1468. AMERICAN LEGION SCHOOL AWARD FOR GIRLS, 1925. 63mm.Bronze. R. Tait McKenzie, Sc. (MACO). Choice AU. Obverse: Girlraising flag, FOR GOD AND COUNTRY around. Displayed eagleatop cartouche inscribed: AMERICAN LEGION/ SCHOOL AWARD/COURAGE HONOR SERVICE/ LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP.At bottom is the seal of the Legion. Fine craftsmanship! (C)1469. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY 50 TH ANNIVERSARY,1925. 76.2mm. Bronze. Christian Petersen, Sc. (W&H). AU. Obv:Rock of Gibraltar with inscription: THE/ PRUDENTIAL/ HAS THE/STRENGTH OF/ GIBRALTER. Rx: View of home office at top with8 line inscription below commemorating the 50 th anniversary in1925. (B)1470. DELAWARE RIVER BRIDGE COMPLETION MEDAL, 1926.52 x 90mm. Bronze.; Leon Hermant, Sc. Uniface. Unc. Minorspots. Obverse: Aerial view of the bridge. In the exergue:COMMEMORATING/ THE COMPLETION OF THE DELAWARERIVER BRIDGE/ CONNECTING THE CITIES OF/ 1921PHILADELPHIA AND CAMDEN 1926. This is the only knownmedallic effort of Leon Hermant, who was born in France and diedin Chicago in 1936. (D-E)1471. ANOTHER, of the same. Equally as nice. (D-E)1472. SESQUICENTENNIAL OF NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT,1927. Marqusee 213. 63mm. Bronze. Charles Keck, Sc. (MACO).AU; a few small spots on the reverse. Obv: FIRST GOVERNOROF NEW YORK GEORGE CLINTON around bust of Clinton to halfleft. Rx: TO COMMEMORATE THE SESQUICENTENIAL (sic) OFTHE FOUNDING OF THE/ GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OFNEW YORK AT KINGSTON surrounds a view of the courthouse atKingston where the State government was formed. (C)Lot 1473 (reduced)1473. LINDBERGH PARIS MINT FLIGHT MEDAL, 1927. 67.6mm.Bronze. Georges Prud’homme, Sc. (Paris Mint – CornucopiaBRONZE edgemark.) Choice AU. Obverse legend: CHARLES *A * LINDBERGH * NEW YORK * PARIS around a bust of Lindberghto the right. The reverse legend: ALARVM * REMIGIO * IVNCTA *PRIMVM * OCEANI * LITTORA around a map showing the flightpath from New York to Paris. This is acknowledged as one of thebest of the Lindbergh portraits. (E-F)1474. LINDBERGH FLIGHT MEDAL – THE AMERICAN EAGLE,1927. 50.3mm. Bronze. Charles Hinton, Sc. (MACO). Uniface.Unc. Obverse: THE AMERICAN EAGLE above a youthful portraitof Lindbergh center, his name to either side and below, NEWYORK TO PARIS 33 HRS/ MAY 20-21/ 1927. His plane is in thebackground at upper right. (E)1475. A PAIR OF LINDBERGH RECEIPTION BADGES, 1927. (A)LINDBERGH PITTSBURGH RECEPTION BADGE, 1927.38.6mm. Bronze. AU. Holed and suspended by a R.W.B ribbonwith brass pinback header. Obverse: View of Lindy and his mother.COL. CHARLES LINDBERGH MOTHER inscribed on a scroll;planes in background. The reverse in inscribed: COL. CHARLESLINDBERGH/ PITTSBURGH/ AUG. 3, 1927/ seal of the City ofPittsburgh. (B) LINDBERGH - BUFFALO RECEPTION MEDAL,1927. 38mm. Copper. Holed AU. Obverse with the same view ofLindy and his mother as above but with this additional legend,BUFFALO, N.Y. JULY 29TH 1927 inscribed above. Below: COL.CHARLES LINDBERGH MOTHER inscribed on a scroll; planesin background. Rx: Depiction of the SEAL OF THE CITY OFBUFFALO. (E)1476. VERMONT SESQUICENTENNIAL MEDAL, 1927. 63.5mm.Bronze. Charles Keck, Sc. (MACO). Unc. Obv: “Green MountainBoy” with musket, flag in the background. Rx: View of Fay’s Tavern,H202