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Description: | Medal commemorating the bicentennial of St Louis, 1964. Obverse: Three vessels: the founder's boat, '1764', a sternwheeler, '1864', and a modern river tug, '1964', with the city behind. All are shown on the Mississippi-Missouri rivers. Legend: 'BICENTENNIAL OF Saint Louis'. Reverse: The equestrian statue of Louis IX (St. Louis) above the arms of France, modern. Legend: 'LACLEDE. CHOUTEAU ST. LOUIS'. The edges are milled and this is No. 3777 out of 6000 struck.
caption: Medal commemorating the bicentennial of St Louis, 1964; obverse
caption: Medal commemorating the bicentennial of St Louis, 1964; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Heraldic Art medals W.A. Sinz Louis IX King of | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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