1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis Gold Award Medal by A.A. Weinman

Description

1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis Gold Award Medal.
By Adolph A. Weinman.
Bronze alloy; three-pointed shield shape, 72 X 72mm.
Obverse
:
Two female figures above the date MCMIV (1904) - Columbia, the taller figure, holds the United States flag; the youthful figure at her side represents the Louisiana Purchase Territory, symbolizing of her reception into the union, she divests herself of the cloak of France (the cloak is decorated with bees, the emblem of Napoleon); in the background is the rising sun, marking the dawn of a new era of progress to the nation; around the legend, VNIVERSAL EXPOSITION - SAINT LOVIS - VNITED STATES OF AMERICA
.
Reverse
:
Architectural tablet bearing the legend, GOLD MEDAL / LOVISIANA PURCHASE / EXPOSITION; below the tablet are two dolphins symbolizing the nations' eastern and western boundaries, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; above the tablet is a bald eagle, wings spread. On each side wreaths adorn each of the three corners, the wreath in the upper left corner with the letters US (representing the United States); the wreath in the upper right corner bears the letters NJ (representing Napoleon and Jefferson); and the wreath in lower point has a Fleur de Lis
.
Condition
: VERY FINE.  Comes with original, damaged, box.