Medal Holiday Scene

Medal (Holiday Scene) - obverseMedal (Holiday Scene) - reverse

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Features

Location United States
Type Souvenir medals › Art medal
Year 1971
Composition Bronze (Franklin Bronze)
Diameter 39 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
83819
References Franklin# GCI 1971 4
Chester L. Krause; 1982. Guidebook of Franklin Mint Issues. Krause Publications, Iola, United States.

Obverse

Group of carolers in the foreground with a pair of deer in the distant background.

Engraver: James Farrell

Reverse

A pair of deer looking down into a town.

Lettering:
1971
FM

Engraver: James Farrell

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Mintmark of The Franklin Mint (FM) The Franklin Mint, Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-date)

Comments

"Holiday Scene" sculptured by James Farrell has a unique "see-through" design depicting a group of carolers in the foreground with a pair of deer in the distant background, while the opposite side of the medal shows the scene in reverse. Farrell is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. His metallic work for The Franklin Mint include specimens in The Gallery of Great Americans and several outstanding commemorative issues.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1971 FM Proof

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