https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/93272/full"Peace on the New World", Society of the Medallist 19th Issue1939Diameter: 2 7/8 inches (7.3 cm)BronzeGift of Janet Marqusee, Class of 1952, and John E. Marqusee, Class of 1951, for the Frank and Rosa Rhodes Collection94.007.1250Round bronze medal with high-level relief decoration on both the front and back sides. The obverse features the image of a mother who is kneeling down, reading to her happy young child. On the ground there is a basket of flowers and foliage in the background. To the left, a modern idealized cityscape is seen against a beaming sunset and stylized clouds. An inscription at the bottom notes that this scene is from "the New World/ 1939." The reverse features an image of another young mother this time kneeling on the ground protecting her young naked child who cowers against her in fear. On the ground near her lap is a gas mask while in the distance are the ruins of what appear to be a castle to the left and Greek columns to the right. In the sky above the young woman are the figures of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War with his sword, Famine with his scales, the sickly, pale figure death, and the crowned figure of Pestilence drawing back his bow. Beneath this scene is the inscription "The Old World/ 1939."
Metalwork19110327493Edward McCartanMedallic Art Co.94.007.125