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Auction 6  9 Oct 2018
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Lot 216
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US: Victor Frenkil 50th birthday bronze homage medal, 1958, by Medallic Art Co., designed by Henry Berge (1908-1998); size: 76mm; weight: 174.6g. Obverse: smiling Frankil + legend "The Will to Achieve"; date 1958. Reverse: 14 line dedication + faux Admiral Ben Moreell signature. Frenkil (1909-1999) was a Baltimore-based Jewish contractor and philanthropist who developed good political connection, incl. presidents, governors & elected officials. Moreell (1892-1978) commissioned the medal: Jewish, highly regarded officer and engineer, chief of USN's Bureau of Yards & Docks, father of the Navy's 'Seabees' (Construction Forces).
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