David Lisot Video Library (1989)
Multi-Media Summary
The Pittsburgh convention medal was designed by John Mercanti, assistant chief engraver of the U.S. Mint, as a token of appreciation and support for the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists. In designing the medal, Mr. Mercanti wanted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Washington's first presidential inauguration. The medal's obverse depicts George Washington as a young surveyor atop Mt. Washington looking down on a wooded site where the three rivers converge. Behind the woods is Washington's vision of what was to develop on that site, Pittsburgh's present-day skyline. Don Carlucci describes how this beautiful medal came to be. Speaker(s): Don Carlucci.
