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• Pandora One and Two 1971

  by Elbert Weinberg

  

  SOM-84.1

  Golden bronze with tan patina and platinum-silver highlights

  This medal was chosen as the 84th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1971.

  The obverse bears four divided panels suggesting view of opened cardboard box surrounding recessed central square with four faces at l. registering increasing stages of fear and panic at serpents, insects, snails escaping at right. In left and right panels, PANDORA / ONE

  The reverse has cross-like divided outer panels surrounding a recessed central square with mushroom cloud forming a death's head above corpse and serpents. In upper and lower panels, PANDORA / TWO; at lower right, EW 1971 ©

  The medal measures 73mm in diameter and was struck by the Medallic Art Company of New York. Its reported mintage is 1,223 pieces in bronze.

  SOM-84.1

  Bronze

  73.0mm (2.87in)

  Golden bronze with tan patina and platinum-silver highlights

  THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 84TH ISSUE - NOV. 1971 ELBERT WEINBERG, SC.(C)

  MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. BRONZE

  SOM-84.2

  Bronze

  73.0mm (2.87in)

  Golden bronze with tan patina and platinum-silver highlights

  THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 84TH ISSUE - NOV. 1971 ELBERT WEINBERG, SC.(C)

  

  Last modified: 20 Jul 2015