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V14 2011 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 14, Number 42, October 9, 2011, Article 12

Your request for information on Achievement Medals has already been done. In fact there are several books on the subject. Instead of listing the recipients for you I will list the books that contain these.

Needless to say, one firm dominated the creation of these medals in America in the 20th and now the 21st century: obviously Medallic Art Company. You are correct these medals do come on the market, generally after a generation or two's time. It seems a parent's medals are esteemed and kept within the family but a grandparent's medals are often disposed.

This list of books can be found in my medalblog article on awards: Medal Award Programs  Require Better Management (medalblog.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/medal-award
-programs-%e2%80%a8require-better-management/)

{1956} Brook (Herbert) The Blue Book of Awards. Chicago: Marquis�Who's Who, 186 pages.

{1969} Gale Research Company. Awards, Honors and Prizes. Detroit: Gale Research Company. Volume 1 (American) 16 editions through 2000.

{1969} Gale Research Company. World of Winners; International. Detroit: Gale Research Co. Volume 2 (Foreign):

{1977} Stuart (Sandra Lee) Who Won What When; the Record Book of Winners. Secaucus, NJ: Lyle Stuart Inc. 488 pages.

{1978} Walter (Claire) The Book of Winners. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 731 pages. Published & copyrighted by Facts on File.

{1979} Europa. World Dictionary of Awards and Prizes. London: Europa. 386 pages.

{1988} Gregory (Gregory W.) Awards & Decorations of U.S. State Military Forces. Vandenberg AFB, CA: Patriot Press. 530 pages.

The books listed above only identify the medal recipients. The book I envision would also have numismatic information about each medal � photos, measurements, number struck, artist, engraver, manufacturer, etc. I've gotten no suggestions for a "Top Ten" list of Achievement Medals, but certainly the Nobel and Pulitzer prize medals would be up there. Each country has its own national medals, but in the U.S. these would include the Congressional Medal of Honor and any of those awarded by the President. There have been some good periodical articles on some of these, but I don't think these have ever been gathered in a book. -Editor

The image of the National Medal of Science should be rotated 5 degrees clockwise.

Or it might be easer to say, line up the lowest point of the first and last letters of the legend (N...E) completely horizontal. That will bring its orientation into correct alignment. It will make his back appear more vertical straight up and down and not leaning backwards.

This medal was the creation of sculptor Donald de Lue (1897-1988), it is struck by Medallic Art Company and carries the catalog number 1960-025.

The image was taken directly from the news article. Although I often edit images to crop or align them, I didn't try with this one. I tried it for this issue, but rotating it led to loss of part of the image. So the original is displayed again here. -Editor

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