2005 Truman Medal for Economic Policy. Silver. Awarded to Paul A. Volcker, October 23, 2009. Deep Cameo Proof.
76 mm. 156 grams, fineness unknown. Obv: Front facing portrait of President Harry Truman with peripheral inscription THE TRUMAN MEDAL FOR ECONOMIC POLICY * EST. 2005. Rev: Facsimile signature of Harry S. Truman above the inscription COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS / ESTABLISHBED IN 1946 / PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN. As made with untoned, deeply cameoed, silver-white surfaces. Housed in the original wooden presentation box lined with black felt, the inside of the lid with a plate inscribed THE TRUMAN MEDAL / FOR ECONOMIC POLICY / PRESENTED TO / PAUL A. VOLCKER / OCTOBER 23, 2009. The Truman Medal for Economic Policy was created in 2005 to recognize extraordinary achievement in the formation and conduct of economic policy. The medal is given biennially at an awards ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri. The Truman Medal for Economic Policy reflects on the creation of the Council of Economic Advisers (CA) under President Harry S. Truman. The CEA was established by the Employment Act of 1946, which President Truman signed on February 20, 1946. The act committed the government, as Truman described it, "to take any and all measures necessary for a healthy economy." Paul Volcker was the third recipient of this prestigious award, following such luminaries as Alan Greenspan (2005) and George P. Shultz (2007). It was presented to Mr. Volker on October 23, 2009 at a ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri. (Total: 1 medal; 1 case)
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