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Medal (obverse)

1940

Edmond Amateis

(American, 1897–1981)
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Culture
America
Medium
silver plated
Measurements
Diameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1940.127.a
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Location
Not on view
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A circular silver-plated medal features a crowned hawk facing our left with an open beak, its claw pressing into the head of a smaller bird lying horizontally. Raised uppercase text arcs along the rim, reading: "THE DOVES ELECT A HAWK THEIR KING." Fine scratches and small dark spots are scattered across the silver surface surrounding the central figures.

Medal (obverse)

1940

Edmond Amateis

(American, 1897–1981)
America

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