The design reflects Saint Gaudens’ love of Renaissance-style cast medals, presenting a half-length civil bust of the Father of his Country with the ancient Roman fasces at r. The reverse bears a 13-line commemorative inscription with the American spread eagle and a shield of New York City, where the first president took the oath of office. An example with edge inscribed GORHAM MFG. CO. STERLING appears in the Stack’s Bowers’ September 2011 Philadelphia Americana Sale. It is a major rarity and a beautifully cast example of this bold design. It is a rare and significant medallic monument to our first president and the two internationally known artists who joined their talents to produce it.