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While early peace medals issued by European nations and the US government frequently incorporate images of European and tribal figures in cultural exchange, peace medals issued during and after the presidency of Thomas Jefferson (1801 – 1809) are almost exclusively presidential medals, displaying the bust of the President in office at the ...
Thomas Jefferson: Based on the Indian Peace Medal: Circulation: 361,440,000 P 372,000,000 D Proof: ... Oregon quarter George Washington Crater Lake National Park.
The Jefferson Awards Foundation was created in 1972 by the American Institute for Public Service. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Jefferson Awards are given at both local and national levels. [ 3 ] Local winners are ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition.
Medal Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Available Obverse Reverse "George Washington" Sons of Liberty bronze medal [1] George Washington: Liberty Tree, Join, or Die cartoon, and symbol of a two shilling six pence stamp: Proof:---- P 1972
Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government.
The foundations for the Corps of Discovery were laid when Thomas Jefferson met John Ledyard to discuss a proposed expedition to the Pacific Northwest in the 1780s. [2] [3] In 1802, Jefferson read Alexander Mackenzie's 1801 book about his 1792–1793 overland expedition across Canada to the Pacific Ocean; these exploratory journals influenced his decision to create an American body capable of ...
Thomas Jefferson (then the Secretary of State) instructed the U.S. chargé d'affaires in Paris (William Short) to contract with a local engraver to make the medals, since the first was to go to the Marquis de la Luzerne, the former French minister. Jefferson specified that one side must be the Arms of the United States, and gave suggestions for ...
To honour men and women who stand up for peace, justice, and nonviolence across the globe (since 1988) [3] France / Finland: World Peace Council prizes: World Peace Council: International Peace Prize from 1949 to 1957, Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace, etc. Germany / Poland: Brückepreis (Bridge prize) Town of Görlitz/Zgorzelec