Washington Irving Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

The medal\u27s obverse design depicts the quarter-left profile of Washington Irving, an American author most famous for his short stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. On the medal\u27s reverse, a quill and olive branch are pictured at the center. A bearded man (possibly Rip Van Winkle), a male pilgrim, a Revolutionary War soldier, and the Headless Horseman are also pictured.https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-artifacts/2809/thumbnail.jp