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Prudential Medallion

Object NameMedal

Artist / Maker Christian Petersen (Danish - American, 1885 - 1961)

Manufacturer Whitehead & Hoag (Newark, NJ)

Date1925

MediumBronze

Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)

ClassificationsMedals, Medallions, and Coins

Credit LineGift of Allison Sheridan and Chris Conklin. In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, Christian Petersen Art Museums, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object numberUM2020.11

Status

Not on view

Collections

CultureAmerican

Label TextOne of 30,000 medals struck by Whitehead and Hoag for the company’s 50th Anniversary.

MarkingsInscription recto: PRUDENTIAL / HAS THE / STRENGTH OF / GIBRALTAR Inscription verso: COMMEMORATING / THE / FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY / OF / THE PRUDENTIAL / INSURANCE COMPANY / OF AMERICA / 1875 1925

Locations

(not entered) Iowa State University, Christian Petersen Art Museum

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