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Medal

1917

Jonathan M. Swanson

(American, 1888–1963)
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Culture
America
Medium
bronze
Measurements
Diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of The Joint Lutheran Committee 1917.375
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A bronze medal features two circular relief faces. On the left, a bust of Martin Luther shows a somber expression and heavy robes beneath an arc of German text. On the right, a monk nails a scroll to a cathedral door, flanked by the dates 1517 and 1917 and topped by an open book. English text along the perimeter commemorates the Reformation quadricentennial. Light gleams off the smooth bronze surfaces.

Medal

1917

Jonathan M. Swanson

(American, 1888–1963)
America

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