1893 Chicago World's Fair & Columbian Exposition Bronze Award Medal — Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Updated on January 16: This has been sold. Souvenir medal of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition designed to commemorate the event and the achievements of Christopher Columbus. On the front, Christopher Columbus and the date, October 12, 1492 and on the back,"World's Columbian ExpositionIn commemoration of theFour Hundredth Anniversaryof the Landing of ColumbusMDCCCXCII • MDCCCXCIII" According to ExpositionMedals.com: "the award medal presented to exhibitors and participants who demonstrated excellence in their respective fields at the exposition. It was made in various metals, including bronze, silver, gilt and gold. This doesn’t seem to be because of the level of the award, but maybe as the choice of the medal winners who paid the extra cost if other than bronze. This medal came in a white medal [aluminum] case. The US Mint made the hubs and dies of this medal while the actual striking of the medals was farmed out to the Scovill Manufacturing Company, which painstakingly produced