American Colonial Historical Medals (Betts Medals)
1777 George Washington Voltaire Medal

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Betts-544 Bronze. The obverse shows a bust of George Washington although it bears no resemblance to Washington it is thought that since the engraver did not have an actual picture of Washington he modeled it after Jeremy Bentham. The obverse is a military trophy consisting of a flag, a drum, and a cannon and mortar. The reverse is translated Washington combines by a singular union the talents of a warrior and the virtues of a philosopher.