US Coins, Tokens & Medals，UNITED STATES:1901, copper medal, HK-131, Unc, 38mm, Evacuation of Boston, 125th Anniversary medal, HOSTIBUS PRIMO FUGATIS above Four Soldiers (including Washington) on horseback on Dorchester Heights overlooking city and harbor from which British vessels were retreating, two cannons and many round shots in foreground, part of fortifications below, BOSTONIUM RECUPERATUM / XVII MARTN / MDCCLXXVI in exergue, transtates as "The enemy fled immediately, Boston recaptured March 17, 1796" , Within wreath, SOUVENIR / 125TH / ANNIVERSARY / EVACUATION DAY / BOSTON MASS/ 1901, with makers name, W & H CO. NEWARK, NJ below, much red original luster, R. These medals were distributed to Boston school children in 1901; they were struck by Whitehead & Hoag, Newark, NJ. The reverse of this Issue is a replica of a famous gold medal given to George Washington by resolution of the Continental Congress on March 25, 1776; it was the only gold medal ever granted him by the Federal Government.
