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SOM, 40th Anniversary, Julian Hoke Harris, 1970
[i]Numbers Issued:  657 Bronze, 125 Silver[/i]

[b]From the Brochure[/b]

The Society of Medalists
West Branch Road
Weston, Conn. 06880

Founded in 1930 by George D. Pratt as a nonprofit collectors’ society designed to encourage the art of medallic sculpture in America.

40th Anniversary Medallion of THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS

THE Society is proud to send you our 40th Anniversary medallion by Julian H. Harris, prominent sculptor of Atlanta, Georgia.  The winning design is the result of our nation-wide Sculpture Competition and was selected from among two hundred entries.  Its unusual shape and motif, symbolic of the Society’s efforts for forty years in the field of medallic art, will make it a distinctive addition to your medal collection.

The obverse includes the images of the obverse of our 1st issue and the reverse of our 80th issue, with 40 border discs representing our entire series of medals.  The reverse shows positive and negative images of the owl design, frequently found on Greek coins, illustrative of the positive and negative technique of making a medal.

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SOM, 40th Anniversary, Julian Hoke Harris, 1970

Numbers Issued: 657 Bronze, 125 Silver

From the Brochure

The Society of Medalists
West Branch Road
Weston, Conn. 06880

Founded in 1930 by George D. Pratt as a nonprofit collectors’ society designed to encourage the art of medallic sculpture in America.

40th Anniversary Medallion of THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS

THE Society is proud to send you our 40th Anniversary medallion by Julian H. Harris, prominent sculptor of Atlanta, Georgia. The winning design is the result of our nation-wide Sculpture Competition and was selected from among two hundred entries. Its unusual shape and motif, symbolic of the Society’s efforts for forty years in the field of medallic art, will make it a distinctive addition to your medal collection.

The obverse includes the images of the obverse of our 1st issue and the reverse of our 80th issue, with 40 border discs representing our entire series of medals. The reverse shows positive and negative images of the owl design, frequently found on Greek coins, illustrative of the positive and negative technique of making a medal.

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