Funeral Medals
BaseAbout This Coin
The Funeral Medals group of the Washington Pieces (1783-1800) series holds the pieces described below. Baker's funeral medals for Washington, who died on December 14, 1799, share a uniformed bust in a laurel wreath with HE IS IN GLORY, THE WORLD IN TEARS. The reverse shows either a skull and crossed bones (Baker 165) or a funeral urn (Baker 166) with abbreviated legends of Washington's career; Baker records gold, silver and tin for the first and gold, silver, copper and tin for the second. Musante numbers them GW-71 and GW-70.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(3)
(1800) Bronze Medal Washington Funeral, Urn
(1800) Medal Funeral Penny Tin Breen-1281
(1800) Medal Washington Funeral Skull, Gold, GW-71A
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