Harvard University 300th Anniversary Bronze Medal - Minted in 1936 for Sale

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Harvard University 300th Anniversary Bronze Medal - Minted in 1936 For Sale

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Harvard University 300th Anniversary Bronze Medal - Minted in 1936:
$275.00

Harvard University 300th Anniversary Medal - 1936Made in 1936 to celebrate Harvard\'s 300th anniversary 1636-1936Bronze medal 3.25 inches in diameter and nearly 0.25 inches deep, made by Medallic Art Company, New York.
The text below comes largely from the Medallic Art Collector website and was written by Abraham Graham one side of this 1936 bronze medal is Harvard\'s coat of arms with VE-RI-TAS on open books surrounded by a wreath. Around the outer perimeter is the text: ANNO - ACADEMIAE - HARVARDIANA - TRECENTESIMO MDCCCCXXXVI .
The other side of this 1936 bronze medal is the following inscription which is a quotation from William Bradford\'s History of Plimoth Plantation which he wrote in the 1620\'s:1636-1936OUT OF SMALLEBEGINNINGS GREATER THINGS HAVEBEEN PRODUSED BY HISHAND THAT MADE ALLTHINGS OF NOTHINGAND GIVES BEINGTO ALL THINGSTHAT ARE
Harvard University itself needs little introduction. Founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature and named after its first prominent benefactor, John Harvard, Harvard is the oldest and probably most prestigious U.S. university (though Yale University is in eternal contention for the latter.)
Harvard University celebrated the three-hundredth anniversary of the College\'s founding in 1936 with an elaborate Tercentenary Celebration. The festivities included exhibits, special lectures, summer school courses, and culminated with the Tercentenary Days on September 16-18, 1936. Delegates from other academic institutions and learned societies were invited for the celebration and to participate in symposia discussing their fields. This medal was given as a present to all of the delegates who attended the celebration. The inscription on the reverse is a quotation from William Bradford\'s History of Plimoth Plantation.
The circular medal measures 81.9mm (3.25 inches) in diameter x nearly 0.25 inches deep. It was struck in bronze by the Medallic Art Company of New York in 1936. No mintage is reported. The medal was also struck in silver, attached to ribbons, and used as a badge by attendees of the Tercentenary Conference of Arts and Sciences. Smaller diameter coins were distributed as well during the conference.
References: MACo 1936-012, Marqusee 103by