Awards Medal in bronze, 76 mm, 176 gm. Inscribed Gold Medal. The obverse shows a seated allegorical female figure with an olive branch in one hand and a plaque of George Washington in the other. She is flanked by two prospectors or pioneers, as well as an Indian in a canoe. In the background is a steamship and a rising sun. The reverse has an ornate floral wreath with a blank inscription plaque. Medals of this event are inscribed Gold, Silver or Bronze, terms specifying the level of recognition, not the metal it is made of.