inaugural medal: A medal issued by the official inaugural committee commemorating the inauguration of a U.S. president.
Upon completion of President Theodore Roosevelt's inaugural medal, in 1905, St. Gaudens, ailing from reoccurring cancer, was asked to create new designs for the $20 and $10 gold pieces, and the penny (which never came to be). The president felt U.S.
Elected President in his own right in 1904, Roosevelt was unhappy with the trite Inaugural medal designed by U. S. Mint engravers Charles E. Barber and George T. Morgan.
Each time a new president is elected, he becomes the subject of an official inaugural medal. Our firm had the honor of being official distributor of the inaugural medals for Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and William Clinton.
In 1905, Saint- Gaudens designed a handsome inaugural medal for the president. Pleased and impressed, Roosevelt then invited him to fashion prospective new designs for the two largest U.S.
The mint has produced materials of this type such as inaugural medals, peace tokens, etc. throughout the years.
The reverse of the $10 depicted the same eagle used on the 1905 presidential inaugural medal, but slightly revised. The artist developed cancer and died on August 3, 1907, not living long enough to see his coin designs reach circulation.
The reverse featured a proud eagle astride a bundle of arrows, very similar to the Inaugural medal of 1905.
Director Adams, on or near November 27, informed Engraver Roberts that the half dollar was the choice, and that the head and eagle that appeared on Kennedy's inaugural medal were to be the prototypes for the new coin.
 See also: Coin, Medal, Half, Gold, Collector
  
|
RSS
