School, College and University Medals

1875 Cooper Union Award Medal. Silver. Extremely Fine.

37 mm. 23.5 grams. Looped for suspension. Obv: Engraved COOPER UNION / NEW YORK / QUINAN PROFICIT DEFICIT / FOUNDED / MAY 25TH 1859. Rev: Wreath with inscription AWRADED TO at top enclosing central inscription to recipient S.D. / MARY L. BANKS / DRAWING / 1875.

From the Robert Adam Collection of Tokens and Medals. Earlier ex Heritage's Long Beach Tokens & Medals Signature Auction of February 2008, lot 81758. Lot tag included.