DELAWARE TERCENTENARY
1938
Designed and modeled by Ulysses A. Ricci. 5,000 struck by Medallic Art Co. Also issued in 70mm size (5 struck in gold, 100 in silver, 500 in bronze); larger size does not qualify for listing here.
Photos courtesy of John Dean
Obv. Sailing ship; at upper l. 1638, at upper r. 1938; at l. of hull Kalmar, at r. of hull Nyckel (this is name of ship, "Key of Kalmar," Kalmar being city in Sweden); below all Tercentenary of Delaware.
Rev. State Seal within wide closed wreath; on wreath around, on individual ribbons, are 17 names of individuals; beginning at upper r. border, clockwise, Read, Dickinson, Macdonough, Jones, Shipley, Tatnall, Saulsbury, Ridgely, Dupont, Gray, Bayard, Van Dyke, Layton, Kirkwood, Haslet, McKean and Rodney.
HK-697 Bronze, on edge Medallic Art Co. N. Y. 35mm.
HK-696 HK-698