Medal

Museum number:
3-16172
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Copper alloy
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Medals
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Medal, accession number 3-16172, described as medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Medal, accession number 3-16172, described as medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Medal, accession number 3-16172, described as medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Medal, accession number 3-16172, described as medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Medal, accession number 3-16172, described as medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Medal, accession number 3-16172, described as medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 3-16172, described as medal; copper and zinc. Obverse: figure representing King of Indies and figure of Spanish general or Emperor of Mexico. Reverse: Eagle holding banner with its claws; inscription on banner; 2³⁄₁₆ inch diameter; surface may be varnished. Recataloged from 7-2399; worn, very difficult to read inscription.

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