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The E-Sylum: Volume 15, Number 33, August 5, 2012, Article 12

ANNA HYATT HUNTINGTON'S 1943 AFRICAN ANIMALS MEDAL

My wife likes elephants, so I thought I'd share this delightful medal by Anna Hyatt Huntington from Joe Levine's July 28, 2012 email Token and Medal Mini Fixed Price List. Below are the image and description. Joe can be reached at JLevine968@aol.com. -Editor

Huntington Africa medal

AFRICAN ANIMALS, 1943. A: SOM-27. Golden Bronze. Edge B. 73mm. Bronze. Anna Hyatt

Huntington, Sc. (MACO). Uncirculated. With scattered dark spots on both sides. The obverse bears an imposing view of an African elephant plodding through the jungle grass, while the reverse depicts a variety of African wildlife at a water hole.

This was the 27h issue of the Society of Medalists. It is one of the few medals in the series to which there is not “story” attached. Mrs. Huntington states, “African animals and their great variety of form and color are an unending source of delight to the animalier and personally, I am always happy when I can get the excuse to work on them, so this composition was done from a selfish point of view to amuse myself.”

Apparently, collectors have also be “amused” by this delightful medal as it is one of the most popular in the series. Original box and descriptive pamphlet. $210.00

You can't order this one, though - I bought it! -Editor

THE BOOK BAZARRE

DAVID SKLOW - FINE NUMISMATIC BOOKS offers Mail Bid Sale No. 17 on October 6, 2012, including: Rare Original 1910 George Francis Heath Memorial Medal www.finenumismaticbooks.com. PH: (719) 302-5686, FAX: (719) 302-4933. EMAIL: numismaticbooks@aol.com. USPS: Box 6321, Colorado Springs, CO. 80934. Contact me for your numismatic literature needs!


Wayne Homren, Editor

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