 American Numismatic Society French and British War Commissions Medal, 1917. Silver, 63.4mm. By Evelyn Longman. About Uncirculated. Obv. Liberty bust in steel helmet bearing oak, lily and pine. Rev. Sword-wielding Columbia joins France and Britain. Serial #100, struck by Medallic Art Co. Steely patina, a few tiny tics.
Miss Longman was one of America's leading female sculptors, who was supposed to design the 1915 Panama-Pacific $2.50 commemorative coin, but was elbowed aside by the misogynistic Charles E. Barber.
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