1986 Statue of Liberty Centennial Medal. Cast Bronze. 111 mm. By Marika Somogyi. Mint State.Obv: The head of the Statue of Liberty, as seen from below. Rev: Keystone tablet, held and inscribed STATUE / OF LIBERTY / CENTENNIAL / 1886-1986. Edge: M S 25/500 (hand engraved by the artist). Smooth bronze surfaces with dramatic high relief creating a three-dimensional effect. Sculpted by Marika Somogyi, who immigrated to the United States from Hungary in 1957 at the age of 20, this impressive piece offers a view of the Statue of Liberty as would be seen by someone arriving in New York Harbor, looking upward at the monument. A visually stunning work by a noted sculptor, awe-inspiring in hand, created for the centennial of the Statue of Liberty.
