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Medal commemorating the discovery of the Hudson River, 1609 and the first steamer on the Hudson, 1807
Obverse: The deck of the Half Moon with Hudson leaning on the bulwarks and three sailors grouped on either side. Legend: 'DISCOVERY OF HUDSON RIVER BY HENRY HUDSON A . D . MDCIX', 'THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY' (left); 'HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION COMM' (right). Exergue: The ship Half Moon, 'HALVE MAENE'. Reverse: Three seated women, one (centre) holding a model of the steamship 'Clermont', one (left) an anchor, the other (right) a scroll (they represent Steam Navigation, History and Commerce). A balustrade and two columns are shown behind with distant views of New York in 1809 (left) and 1909 (right); a medallion portrait of Fulton in centre. Inscription: 'ROBERT FULTON 1765 1815'. Exergue: 'FIRST USE OF STEAM NAVIGATION ON THE HUDSON RIVER 1807'. A total of 124, 698 of these medals were struck in six sizes. This size was awarded as sports prizes.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2098 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Whitehead & Hoag; Fuchs, Emil |
| Events: | Henry Hudson's voyage to North America, 1609; First steamboat on the Hudson River, 1807 |
| Vessels: | Clermont fl.1807; Half Moon fl.1609 |
| Date made: | 1909 |
| People: | Hudson, Henry; American Numismatic Society Hudson, Henry Fulton, Robert Fuchs, Emil Whitehead & Hoag |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |