Impulse purchase! Chicago Expo Medal

Meltdown

I found this last week at a local favorite shop and just couldn't help myself...
Seems like it's been well preserved with original surfaces... $40 bucks.

tokenpro

That's the official medal which features a strong Art Deco design. You can see Soldier Field & the Adler Planetarium on the map on the reverse. Which size is it - 1 1/2" diameter, 2 1/4" or 2 3/4"?

Zoins

Great medal designed by Emil Robert Zettler.

There's only a bit of information for him on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Zettler

Meltdown

@tokenpro said:
That's the official medal which features a strong Art Deco design. You can see Soldier Field & the Adler Planetarium on the map on the reverse. Which size is it - 1 1/2" diameter, 2 1/4" or 2 3/4"?

It's quite striking in person. It's 1 1/2" in diameter...

Thanks for the Wiki link @Zoins

One description of the Chicago fair noted that the world, "then still mired in the malaise of the Great Depression, could glimpse a happier not-too-distant future, all driven by innovation in science and technology." Fair visitors saw the latest wonders in rail travel, automobiles, architecture and cigarette-smoking robots.[2] The exposition "emphasized technology and progress, a utopia, or perfect world, founded on democracy and manufacturing.

JW77

very cool...nice buy

ricko

Wow... Nice medal... and fair price..... Thanks for showing us. Cheers, RickO

coinkat

There is even one other variety- I have not seen the variety in all sizes- but the 2 3/4" exists with a 1934 date on the reserve in the area that is Lake Michigan. It is more of a challenge to find.