One of 30,000 medals struck by Whitehead and Hoag for the company’s 50th Anniversary. Recto: Rock of Gibraltar. Verso: Headquarters at top, inscription at center, oak leaves at bottom. Cast by Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, NJ.
In the Christian Petersen Art Collection, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Date
1925
Material
Bronze
Dimensions
3 in. (7.6 cm) [diameter]
Description
One of 30,000 medals struck by Whitehead and Hoag for the company’s 50th Anniversary. Recto: Rock of Gibraltar. Verso: Headquarters at top, inscription at center, oak leaves at bottom. Cast by Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, NJ.
Markings
Inscription recto: PRUDENTIAL / HAS THE / STRENGTH OF / GIBRALTAR Inscription verso: COMMEMORATING / THE / FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY / OF / THE PRUDENTIAL / INSURANCE COMPANY / OF AMERICA / 1875 1925
Provenance / Location
1) The Newark Museum, New Jersey, 29.2128. 2) eBay; Kent and Shelia Mauck; CPAC, Gift of Kent and Shelia Mauck. UM2008.544 3) eBay; Allison Sheridan and Chris Conklin; CPAC, Gift of Allison Sheridan and Chris Conklin. UM2020.11
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