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Medal (reverse)

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.b
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A circular bronze medal, a commemorative token, depicts a robed man facing our left while nailing a document to an arched door. The dates "1517" and "1917" flank him. An open book crowns the doorway, while a serpent coiled around a cross sits at the base. Raised text reading "QUADRICENTENNIAL OF THE REFORMATION" encircles the rim, while a scroll at the bottom bears the inscriptions "JOHN" and "3:14, 15".

Medal (reverse)

1917

Jonathan M. Swanson

(American, 1888–1963)
America

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