halfdollar Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Official brass medal of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition held at Omaha, Nebraska in 1898. The obverse features a left facing female bust. The reverse offers a superb depiction of a plains Indian mounted on a bareback pony spearing a bison (buffalo). The dies for the obverse of this medal were sculpted at the United States Mint at Philadelphia. The reverse was designed by T.R. Kimball of Omaha, Nebraska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 I love the reverse. Thanks for sharing. Where did you find this medal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 'About "25,000 of these coins were sold" but today they are scarce in all metals' Is the lady someone of importance? Or is she just a representation of a women in general? Very nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Is the lady someone of importance? Or is she just a representation of a women in general? She is described as a composite portrait of the most beautiful women in the Trans-Mississippi area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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