what are these?

[ken]

I know these are reproductions but what are they commemorating.They are the size of silver dollars,not sure of the metal though.The 1st one has something to do with the revolution maybe,but clueless on the 2nd.Is it latin or italian writing and when were these coins made and when were the originals made.Thanks for your help.

[ken]

I see many people have looked at these.No thoughts anyone

[Dick]

This is only a guess, but the bottom one celebrates something about "Stonet Point", 1779, 15 March. And is a reproduction, 1780
The first looks to have something to do with the "Boaston Tea party, American Comitee 17 march, 1776. I didn't study Latin in school, but I do speak Spanish, and some of what it is about, seems a bit un-related. I guess i wasn't born soon enough. All seem to be rteproductions, from the appearance, and the one that stated it is a "repod". I'll bet SAP, (CCF),could tell you, in a hurry.
Dick

[jon]

Looks like the Seige of Boston and the Stony point victory?





http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/stonypoint2.html
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Boston.html

[jon]

Just went back and saw that this generated a ton of views. More info:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MEDALS-COMMEMORATING-BATTLES-AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-1973-/220715090611?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3363a502b3

[Dick]

Jon, that last link sure tells the wholestory!


I never was good at history. too busy chasing rainbows...

[Danester]

The first medal was presented by Congress to General Washington was for his victory over the British in Boston. The front of the medal depicts General Washington, in profile, and the legend says: "Georgio Washington, Supremo Duct Exercituum Adsertori Libertatis Comitia Americana — The American Congress to George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of its armies, the assertors of freedom".

On the reverse: A mounted George Washington and his staff overseeing the British evacuating Boston while the American troops enter the city. The legend says: " Hostibus Primo Fugatis — The enemy for the first time put to flight". The exergue under the devise reads: "Bostonium Recuperavium XVII MARTH MDCCLXXVI — Boston recovered, 17th March 1776".

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The second metal shown is was given to LT. COL. FRANCOIS LOUIS TEISEDRE DE FLEURY by congress.

Lt. Col. Fleury (1749- ?) was one of the valiant French volunteers who arrived here shortly after the war started. He served the American cause well and on September 13th, 1777 he was the subject of a Congressional Resolution praising him for his gallantry during the Battle of Brandywine and giving him a horse to replace the one that was shot out from under him. He was one of the three officers honored with Congressional Medals for their extraordinary conduct at the Battle of Stony Point. He returned to France shortly thereafter.

His medal has as a devise a helmeted soldier standing against a destroyed fort. In his right hand he holds a sword, and in his left hand he holds a flag. The legend reads: "Virtutis Et Audaclae Monum Et Praemium. D. D. Fleury Equiti Gallo Primo Muros Resp. —A memorial and reward of valor and daring. The American Republic has bestowed on Colonel D. de Fleury a native of France, the first over the walls." On the reverse are two three-gun artillery battery, a fort on a hill and in front six ships of the line before the fort. The legend "Pt. Expung. , XI Jul.. MDCCLXXIX. — Stony Point stormed, 15th of Jul 1779".

In April 1850 a medal identical to this one was found by a boy at Princeton, New Jersey. Congress had been in session in Princeton and perhaps the "first" medal was lost. Andre Lasseray in his Les Francais sous les treize etoiles 1775-1783 says that four years later Benjamin Franklin had a medal made by Benjamin Duvivier, of Paris, and sent it to Fleury with a letter dated 15 August 1783.

http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/medalsandawards.html

The Danester

[ken]

Thanks for the info guys.