1807 Franklin American Beaver Medal

Value of 1807 Franklin American Beaver Medal

This Benjamin Franklin medal displays a bust of Franklin on the obverse facing to the right wearing a draped cloth and his hair loose about his shoulders. The legend reads, “Lightning averted / tyranny repell’d”. The reverse does not have a legend, but the year 1776 is in the exergue. Featured on the reverse is a tall oak, tree, which a beaver is gnawing on. To the right are reeds and cattails. Struck in high relief at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, the medal was engraved by John Reich in 1776.

The obverse and reverse text read as follows: Lightning Averted Tyranny Repell’d | and | No Legend.