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Lot 1244:
Scarce 14k gold «Sons of the Revolution; medal – with bust of George Washington in high relief – in original presentation case
The Sons of the Revolution was formed in New York City in 1883 from organizational plans launched in 1876 by John Austin Stevens, a member of the Order of the Cincinnati.
On the obverse of the 14k gold medal here offered is a soldier in a 0.5; x 1; oval, with 13 gold stars at the ovals circumference. Atop the oval is an eagle with wings down. On the reverse, in a similarly sized oval, is a bust of General George Washington in high relief with ;Sons of the Revolution; in arc above the portrait and ;1883; below it. Engraved on the verso of the eagle is the mint which produced this medal ;BB&B Phila; Bailey Banks & Biddle Philadelphia) and the serial number ;4554.; On the verso of the 13 stars are ;Alfred Lawrence Aiken; at the left and ;Jan 27 1930; at the right. The medal is suspended by a 1.5; x 1.25; gold-blue-gold ribbon and clasp.
The scarce presentation case is 2; × 4.5; x .1;.
Alfred Lawrence Aiken (1870-1946), prominent Boston banker, a Governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
(1914-1917) and a longtime admirer of Alexander Hamilton, aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington and his first Secretary of the Treasurer.
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