1935 Admiral George Wallace Melville Award Medal. By James Earle Fraser. Bronze, Gold-Plated. Choice Mint State.71 mm. <strong>Obv:</strong> Bust left with rank and name ADMIRAL GEORGE WALLACE MELVILLE above, title ENGINEER / IN CHIEF // VNITED STATES / NAVY around, anchor and two stars below, signed JAMES EARLE FRASER SCVLPTOR below bust. <strong>Rev:</strong> Hand moving Earth in center with peripheral inscription GIVE ME WHERE TO STAND AND I WILL MOVE THE EARTH. <strong>Edge:</strong> Inscribed to the recipient O.R. WIKANDER FOR A THESIS OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT 1935. Filing on and near the edge at 11 oclock on the reverse appears to have been done at the time of striking, to remove die breaks.From the Dick Johnson Collection.
