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1999 AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION 108th
    ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION MEDAL
 Virginia Janssen designed and sculpted this three inch bronze
 medal for the Chicago convention. The obverse depicts Chicago,
 the windy city. The reverse shows flames and waves, a nod to
 the great Chicago fire and the water of the great lake used to quench
 that fire. The medal was struck at Hoffman Mint of California.




 

75th Anniversary Medal for the community of Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Designed and sculpted by Virginia Janssen, struck by the Hoffman Mint, Monterrey, California. Actual size: 1.5" 1999.


      Four bronze medals sculpted by Virginia Janssen 1994-1996, and
      struck at the Medalcraft Mint, Inc. of Green Bay, Wisconsin.



 

1994 Calendar Medal entitled "Day and Night" shown here on a popular television program broadcast January 1st, 1994. Virginia Janssen designed and sculpted this medal for the Medalcraft Mint, Inc. The obverse depicts the sun and the reverse shows the moon, with the calendar dates embedded in the clouds and stars. Charles Kurrault held this medal and spoke of the passing of days and the cycles of time. Medal's actual size: 3"


     Virginia Janssen designed and sculpted this series of medallions for the Medalcraft Mint, Inc.
      These medals were presented to employees in recognition of years spent at the company. Thematically they represent the materials and techniques utilized at Medalcraft, while also describing   qualities possessed by Medalcraft's employees. The actual physical value of the medal increases proportionately to the number of years an employee works for the company.


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