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U.S. Mint MedalsLot 330330. ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE. SC-47(?). 42mm. Silver. Unsigned.Lightly hairlined About Uncirculated. There are the remnants ofa loop having been removed on the rim at 12:00. Latin legend:BONIS ARTIBVS RELIGIONI to either side of a scene with afigure of Religion holding a cross at right placing a wreath onthe head of a scholar at left. Ten Commandment tablets leaningagainst an alter. In exergue: PRAEMIVM. The reverse legend,COLLEGIUM S. IGNATII above a montage of scientific andmusical instruments including a sextant, compass, lyre, telescope,trumpet, flute and parchment. In exergue: SOC. IESV IN CAL.Lot 328st. Ignatius was the predecessor of today’s University of SanFrancisco. It was founded in 1855 as a Jesuit institution (SOC.IESV.) There is no description of the St. Ignatius College medalin Julian, so we cannot be absolutely certain that this is the medalreferred to. However, there is a medal from Santa Clara College,another California Jesuit institution, that uses the same obversedie and a reverse die with only the surrounding legend changed.Julian records the US Mint as having struck (undescribed) medalsfor Santa Clara. We believe that this is circumstantial evidence thatthe Mint was responsible for striking both of these medals. (G)328. NORTH WESTERN SANITARY FAIR, 1865. CM-45; King501. 57.6mm. Copper, bronzed. Anthony Paquet, Sc. AboutUncirculated with a few scattered field marks. A thin die crackruns diagonally across Lincoln’s head. This developed into asuperstition that it was a harbinger of Lincoln’s assassination.Obverse with a bearded bust of Lincoln to the right. MEMORIAIN AETERNA above. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, below. Thereverse portrays a figure of Liberty holding a flag and pointingtoward a military camp in the background. Legend above; NORTHWESTERN SANITARY FAIR. In exergue: CHICAGO, ILL./1865/During and after the Civil War, the Sanitary Commission serveda function similar to the more modern Red Cross. They often heldfairs where they raised funds to aid their efforts. (G)SCHOOL MEDALS329. PITTSBURGH FEMALE COLLEGE AWARD MEDAL. SC-42. 41.5m. Copper, bronzed. W.H. Key, Sc. Uncirculated. Obversewith a bust to the left surrounded by the legend: THOMAS McKEEPRIZE FOR SUPERIOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC. On thereverse, PITTSBURGH FEMALE COLLEGE and LAURUSDIGNISSIMO DETUR encompass a wreath closed at bottom by alyre.according to Mint records, 13 bronze medals were struck in 1867.This is only the second example of this medal we have offered inbronze. (F)Lot 331331. SANTA CLARA COLLEGE. (SC-53?) 41.9mm. with loop andring at top through which a red, white & blue ribbon passes. Silver.Unsigned. Ab out Uncirculated. Latin legend: BONIS ARTIBVSRELIGIONI to either side of a scene with a figure of Religionholding a cross at right placing a wreath on the head of a scholarat left. Ten Commandment tablets leaning against an alter. Inexergue: PRAEMIVM. (This is the identical obverse die thatappears on the St. Ignatius medal described above.) The reverselegend, COLLEGIUM S. CLARAE appears above a montage ofscientific and musical instruments including a sextant, compass,lyre, telescope, trumpet, flute and parchment. In exergue: SOC.IESV IN CAL. (This is the same reverse die that appears on theSt. Ignatius medal with only the name of the school changed.Santa Clara College was founded in 1851 and is the predecessor totoday’s Santa Clara University. (G)H86