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Bronze medal with a mounted officer leading troops in battle, a winged Victory figure above, fallen soldiers at lower left, and Latin lettering around the rim.

William Washington at the Cowpens, United States, 1781

A circular bronze medal shows a mounted officer in a cocked hat leading charging troops toward the right, with a winged figure of Victory bearing a wreath above him. Fallen soldiers lie at lower left, and Latin inscriptions run around the rim and across the bottom edge.

Artist
Congress of the United States
Date
1781
Medium
cast, electroplated (overall production method) lead, bronzed (overall metal) circular (overall shape)
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size
4000 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1781).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

Español: Medalla de William Washington en la batalla de Cowpens, 1781

Una medalla circular de bronce muestra a un oficial montado con sombrero de tres picos que guía tropas en carga hacia la derecha, con una figura alada de la Victoria que sostiene una corona sobre él. Soldados caídos yacen en la parte inferior izquierda, y leyendas en latín recorren el borde y la parte inferior.

Português: Medalha de William Washington na Batalha de Cowpens, 1781

Uma medalha circular de bronze mostra um oficial a cavalo, de chapéu tricórnio, conduzindo tropas em investida para a direita, com uma figura alada da Vitória segurando uma coroa acima dele. Soldados caídos jazem no canto inferior esquerdo, e inscrições em latim percorrem a borda e a parte inferior.