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Delaware Tercentenary Medal
Object numberMO 1943.74.5
Name
Medal, Commemorative
Artist
Johan Adolf Lindberg
(Swedish engraver, medallist, sculptor, 1839 - 1916)
Maker
C.F. Carlman
(Swedish jeweler, founded 1855)
Date1938
Mediummedal: metal (gold)
box: leather, fabric, metal
box: leather, fabric, metal
Dimensionsoverall (medal) H 1 3/4 in x W 1 1/4 in x D 1/4 in (4.4 cm x 3.2 cm x 0.6 cm )
box/case H 7/8 in x W 2 1/4 in x D 3 3/4 in (2.2 cm x 5.7 cm x 9.5 cm )
box/case H 7/8 in x W 2 1/4 in x D 3 3/4 in (2.2 cm x 5.7 cm x 9.5 cm )
DescriptionA small, round gold medal commemorating the 300th Anniversary in 1938 of the Swedish Settlement on the Delaware. The medal is surmounted by a small gold crown topped by a ring to allow for hanging.
OBVERSE: A left-facing ca. 1907 relief profile portrait of Gustav V, King of Sweden, with the artist's name below it: A • LINDBERG. Relief text above profile reads: GUSTAVUS • V • REX • SVECIAE.
REVERSE: Relief text reads: SUECIAE / NOVAE / IN • MEMORIAM / 1638 -1938. Below the inscription is the national emblem of Sweden consisting of the image of three crowns.
The medal comes in a custom blue and gold leather-covered box with a hinged lid. On the cover of the box is a gilt image of a crown. The maker's mark for C. F. Carlman of Stockholm, Sweden is stamped on the inside of the lid.
Label TextThis medal is one of two that King Gustav V of Sweden had struck in commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of the Swedish Settlement on the Delaware that was celebrated on June 27, 1938. President Roosevelt was presented with this medal when he attended the celebration in Wilmington, Delaware. The other medal was presented to Kyosti Kallio, the President of Finland.OBVERSE: A left-facing ca. 1907 relief profile portrait of Gustav V, King of Sweden, with the artist's name below it: A • LINDBERG. Relief text above profile reads: GUSTAVUS • V • REX • SVECIAE.
REVERSE: Relief text reads: SUECIAE / NOVAE / IN • MEMORIAM / 1638 -1938. Below the inscription is the national emblem of Sweden consisting of the image of three crowns.
The medal comes in a custom blue and gold leather-covered box with a hinged lid. On the cover of the box is a gilt image of a crown. The maker's mark for C. F. Carlman of Stockholm, Sweden is stamped on the inside of the lid.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.No expuestos
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