United States. A Bartholdi Statue Of Liberty Presentation Medal, C.1884 certificate_of_authenticity adhesive evident on the lateral

adhesive evident on the lateral arms behind the swords

which he hoped to reach independently

Leo XII issue

Footnote: according to the records

Although his medal is impressed "N

United States. A Bartholdi Statue Of Liberty Presentation Medal, C.1884 certificate_of_authenticity adhesive evident on the lateralIn silver, obverse illustrating the right facing bust of the designer of the Statue of Liberty, French sculptor Frdric Auguste Bartholdi, engraver marked ""BARBER F."" on the base of the bust, inscribed ""A. BARTHOLDI"" below, all within an oval vignette, the bust surrounded by the inscriptions ""PRESENTED JULY 4: 1884"" above, ""A GIFT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC"" at the left and ""TO THE UNITED STATES"" at the right, with crossed branches of laurel