Yorktown Sesquicentennial Medal
Date1931
Designer
Pierre Turin
(1891 - 1968)
Geography
Probably made -
United States
Medium/TechniqueBrass
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 in. x 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm x 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Yorktown Sesqui-Centennial Commission, 1931
Object numberM-1071/B.1
DescriptionCircular medal. Obverse displays bas-relief of three men’s heads, shown in profile, facing left, the upper ones overlapping the lower, from left to right: George Washington, Admiral de Grasse, and Count Rochambeau; with raised lettering around the edge: “WASHINGTON — DE GRASSE — ROCHAMBEAU / MDCCLXXXI–MCMXXXI”. Reverse displays schematic map of Yorktown battlefield, with sailing ships in water and fleur-de-lis prominently shown to left, with raised lettering in the upper half: “CAPITULATION / DE / YORK TOWN” and below “P.TURIN’. Capitulation of Yorktown medal. Antiqued patina. Uncirculated. Baker-K454 (pg. 199).
Published ReferencesBaker reference from Medallic Portraits of George Washington, Edited by Russ Rulau and George Fuld, 2nd Edition, 1999, ISBN 0873416813
MarkingsOn reverse: "P.TURIN"
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