This is a high relief bronze medallion. This one was issued by the Paris Mint commemorating the centennial of the Statue of Liberty. The medal measures 80 mm across and weights approximately 480 grams.
A VIDEO TOUR of the exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.In October, 1858, a crew of local diggers led by Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences member William Foulke excavated the nearly-complete skeleton of a gigantic…