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ANS UNVEILS NEW MEDAL

At its Annual Meeting on October 23, 2004, the American Numismatic Society unveiled a new ANS medal that commemorates its move to new headquarters in downtown Manhattan.   Dr. Ute Wartenberg Kagan, Executive Director, presented Donald Partrick, ANS President, with a gold medal bearing his portrait and an image of the new ANS building on the obverse.   The reverse illustrates the ANS' move as a heroic task of the ancient hero Hercules, who is straining mightily to move rows of coins.

The medal was designed by Eugene Daub, ANS Saltus Medal winner in 1991.   Mr. Daub is also the artist of a medal commemorating the centenary of the Statue of Liberty in 1986. A committee of ANS Fellows and members commissioned the medal in recognition of Mr. Partrick's continued service to the Society.   Mr. Partrick, president of the ANS since 1999, has been instrumental in the renovation work of the new building and has helped significantly in the relocation of the ANS.  

“We are delighted that this medal acknowledges so beautifully Donald Partrick's efforts. The ANS has had a great medallic tradition for more than a century, and we hope to be able to commission more pieces of art from such distinguished sculptors as Eugene Daub,” Dr. Wartenberg Kagan said.

The medal was struck by the Medallic Art Company, who produced only a single gold example.   Sets of silver and bronze medals will be given to major donors to the American Numismatic Society's capital campaign.   A bronze version of the new medal is available in a limited edition at $200 ($175 to ANS members).  

For more information contact Joanne Isaac, Museum Administrator, Isaac@numismatics.org or 212 571-4470 x 1306) or visit the ANS website at http://www.amnumsoc.org/store/medals/medals.html .