Victory
Victory. An allegorical device often employed on medallic items. Victory is usually symbolized as a palm branch or laurel wreath, or – when personified – of a female, often holding these symbols of victory. See symbols and symbolism.
excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor