Medal Commemorating National War Garden Commission
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1914–19
This circular bronze medal commemorates the National War Garden Commission. Produced between 1914 and 1919 by Tiffany and Company in New York City, the medal has a diameter of 7.6 cm (3 inches).
The obverse features a raised relief scene showing a central figure kneeling in a field tending crops, while a line of marching soldiers and a cavalry rider appear in the background landscape. Text reading "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" flanks the central figure. According to the museum record, the reverse is inscribed with "1914-1919 United States of America" and the motto "The seeds of victory insure the fruits of peace." The edge of the medal carries the inscription "National War Garden Commission" alongside the signature of "Tiffany & Co".
Evidence at a glance
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Historical context
The medal was presented as a gift from the National War Garden Commission, Washington.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- Diam.: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Technical characteristics
- Inscriptions
- Inscribed reverse: 1914-1919 United States of America The seeds of victory insure the fruits of peace. Inscribed around edge: National War Garden Commission Signed: Tiffany & Co
- Maker recorded
- Tiffany and Company (American, founded 1837), New York
- Place recorded
- New York City
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Art Institute of Chicago collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Medal Commemorating National War Garden Commission
- Museum object number
- 1919.728
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.