NUMISMAGRAM MEDAL SELECTIONS: APRIL 5, 2026

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Numismagram's Jeremy Bostwick sent along these five medals from his most recent upload of new material to his site. For all of the new items, please visit https://www.numismagram.com/inventory. -Garrett

103512 | FRANCE. Automobile-Club de France gilt silver Award Medal. Issued circa mid 20th century and awarded to "Soulat" (68mm, 125.24 g, 12h). By Jean-Baptiste Daniel-Dupuis at the Paris mint.

Seminude female holding torch and reclining right in horseless carriage, with wings on front wheel and being drawn among the clouds; 1894–1895 below // AUTOMOBILE • CLUB • DE • FRANCE / SOCIETE / D'ENCOURAGEMENT, central plaque embossed "SOULAT" and within decorative garnishing; gear below with garlanded oak and laurel branches. Edge: «cornucopia» 1 ARGENT.

Cf. Maier 117 (for a uniface plaque with a similar obverse design); MdP –; cf. Silich III, 978 (for a similar gilt silver example for a different awardee). Choice Mint State. Wondrous golden-yellow matte surfaces; only a few stray marks at the bottom of the reverse prevent a higher gem designation. Includes original case of issue. No doubt one of the finest examples of the type extant, and an excellent Beaux-Arts commemorative from the dawn of the automobile era.

The recipient(s) of this automotive medal is likely the Établissements Soulat, or the Soulat Family Company, which originated under patriarch Jean Soulat in the late 19th century. The company featured inventors who were pioneers in electromechanics, in important aspect especially as the late 19th and early 20th centuries saw electricity becoming a more dominant force in one's daily life.

103515 | FRANCE. Compagnie pour la Diffusion d'Électricité bronze Medal. Issued 1932 for the 25th anniversary of the company (63mm, 122.28 g, 12h). By Paul-Marcel Dammann for Arthus-Bertrand in Paris.

Facing female head with eyes closed and hair that is seemingly electrified; radiant halo around // Draped female figure standing right, with foot on step, raising arms overhead and guiding energy in the forms of rays toward city view of Paris at a distance to right; C-P-D-E / MCMVII in two lines. Edge: «triangle» BRONZE.

103474 | UNITED STATES. Panama-Pacific International Exposition bronze award Medal. Issued 1915. Presented at the expo for the bronze (third place) award (70mm, 131.85 g, 12h). By John Flanagan.

Nude male and female (personifications of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans or eastern and western hemispheres) greeting one another as the sun rises over the Panama Canal in the background; DIVINE DISIVNCTA IVNXIT HOMO (the divine difference unites mankind) // PANAMA–PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN-FRANCISCO / MCMXV, façade of the Tower of Jewels within wreath of palm fronds; MEDAL OF AWARD in garnished cartouche below. Edge: Plain.

Baxter 114; cf. Marqusee 152. Choice Mint State. Olive-brown surfaces, with an enticing matte aspect.

Designed by the famous American sculptor John Flanagan (best known in U.S. numismatics as the designer of the Washington quarter), the Panama-Pacific medal was issued as an award for many products and exhibits on display at the expo. Just 2,000 of these were struck and issued in bronze by the U.S. mint, and are now often encountered with spotting, scuffs, and other blemishes. The elegant design features personifications of the two oceans meeting, with the Panama Canal being at their middle. The expo itself was styled as a celebration of the completion of the canal (its first use was just six months before the opening of the expo), but in a wider sense, the fair gave the world a chance to see the recovery of host city San Francisco following the devastation of the 1906 earthquake.

103492 | UNITED STATES & FRANCE. Franklin Delano Roosevelt uniface bronze Medal. Issued circa 1935 (68mm, 135.50 g). By Théodore Spicer-Simson at the Paris mint.

• PRESIDENT • FRANKLIN • D • ROOSEVELT, bust right // Blank. Edge: FRANCE «cornucopia» BRONZE.

MdP 3, 367e; University of Miami Libraries, Spicer-Simson Special Collection box 4, 18. Choice Mint State. Brown-bronze surfaces. An extremely rare and exceptionally impressive portrait medal.

103500 | UNITED STATES. Hank Greenberg bronze Medal. Issued 1991. Jewish-American Hall of Fame series: commemorating the first Jewish baseball star (46mm x 44mm, 79.68 g, 12h). By Hal Reed for the Medallic Art Co.

Uniformed bust right, wearing Tigers cap and looking over shoulder in batting stance; facsimile signature below // Full view from ground level during follow through of an at bat; in background in nine lines: "We shall miss / him on the / infield. We shall / miss him at the bat. / But he's true to his / religion and honor him / for that. / HENRY 'HANK' / BENJAMIN GREENBERG"; 1911-1986 on rim. Edge: MAGNES MUSEUM / 125 / MACO–BRONZE.

JAHF 23. Choice Mint State. Brassy-yellow surfaces. Serially numbered 125 of 690.

Known as "the Hebrew Hammer" as well as the original "Hammerin' Hank," Hank Greenberg had a lengthy career that saw him as one his era's premier power hitters. Primarily known for his time with the Detroit Tigers, he was a four-time AL homerun leader, four-time All-Star, two-time league MVP (for the AL) and two-time World Series champion (1935 & 1945, both with the Tigers), and his 1937 season, which saw him drive in 183 runs, stands as the most in a single season in the AL by a right-handed batter, as well as the third most in a single season ever, behind only Hack Wilson and Lou Gehrig. He was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1956.