Peace of Versailles Medal1919Diameter: 2 1/2 inches (6.4 cm)SilverGift of Janet Marqusee, Class of 1952, and John E. Marqusee, Class of 1951, for the Frank and Rosa Rhodes Collection94.007.0090Round silver medal with high-level relief decoration on both the front and back sides. The obverse features allegorical figures: one seated on the back of a winged horse and holding a book in one arm while the other arm is outstretched, another figure (Mercury?) leads the horse while holding a sword aloft in his other hand. A female figure stands in the foreground with her arms outstretched, holding a palm frond in one hand and a laurel leaf crown or wreath in the other. A nude male figure is seen crouched in the background. Beneath the word "justice" hangs a pair of scales and a wreath while the word "peace" is also seen on the right. The reverse depicts a view of the Palace of Versailles in France enframed by a wreath of olive branches. The sun shines from above within a clearing sky while an inscription proclaims, "Peace of Versailles, 1919."
Metalwork19158427341Chester BeachMedallic Art Co.