John Paul Jones, Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis, United States, 1779
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1779
Issuing entity
United StatesMuseum specimen in the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NU.NU88049), dated 1779, place made: France. Details follow the museum record; the wider type requires research.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials museum
- struck (overall production method); bronze (overall metal); circular (overall shape); overall: 56 mm; 2 7/32 in
Identification
- Museum object name
- Medal
- Museum maker or mint
- Dupre, Augustin
- Museum object number
- NU.NU88049
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm the wider type, catalogue numbers and specifications against numismatic references.