PHILIPPINES. Philippines - United States. Louisiana Purchase/St. Louis

PHILIPPINES. Philippines - United States. Louisiana Purchase/St. Louis International Exposition Gilt Bronze Award Medal, 1904. Philadelphia Mint. NGC AU-58. Honeycutt-70A; Hendershott-30-80. Dimensions: 71 x 71 mm. By Adolph Alexander Weinman. Badge-shaped. The single finest certified on the NGC population report. Obverse: Columbia drapes stars and stripes cloak around Maiden Louisiana, legend around "VNIVERSAL.EXPOSITION.SAINT LOVIS.VNITED.STATES.OF.AMERICA", date in exergue "MCMIV", stars and wreaths in corners. Reverse: Eagle on tablet inscribed "GOLD MEDAL/ PHILIPPINE EXHIBIT/ LOUISIANA PURCHASE/ EXPOSITION", dolphins and scallop below, stars and wreaths in corners. Though the gilding has somewhat worn off in a few areas, this nevertheless remains a RARE survivor that shares the overall type with the regular issues awarded at the expo, but here specifically for the Filipino Exhibit. Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000. Click here for certification details from NGC. 1904年菲律賓－美國/路易斯安那購地暨聖路易斯國際博覽會鍍金銅章。費城造幣廠鑄。 A. A. Weinman製作。此章為博覽會頒予菲律賓展館之金獎。盾形。正面：哥倫比亞女神微側朝右而立，頭戴弗裏吉亞帽，手持美國國旗覆於右側土著少女之上；少女正掀開旗幟，旗上繡有精緻蜂紋（象徵勤奮），背景旭日初昇；背面：雄鷹頭朝左、展翅而立，踏於橡樹與月桂枝之上，下方矩形飾框以扇貝紋裝飾，內刻四行銘文，框下有兩隻海豚相對。雖局部鎏金略有磨損，然此枚仍屬罕見珍品，與博覽會一般頒獎版本同屬一類，但此枚專為菲律賓展館而設，殊為珍貴。

Estimación:€532.89

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