Dwight Eisenhower US Mint 1953 Presidential Series Inaugural Medal

United States Mint Presidential Series Stock Medal # 133. FIrst term for Dwight Eisenhower. 3"diameter. High relief bronze. Designed by Gilroy Roberts & Frank Gasparro. Uncirculated mint condition still in original sealed wrapper. Features a portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower with the inscription "DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER" centered along the border of the medal. The reverse of the medal features the figure of Freedom which stands on the dome of the U.S. Capitol. The scene to the right of the figure represents the eastern half of the United States, with the farmer plowing the soil and city buildings visible beyond the hills. To the left are the pioneering forefathers, blazing the westward trail in covered wagons, the Rocky Mountains in the background and under the frieze is the inscription "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." The inscription "INAUGURATED PRESIDENT JANUARY 20, 1953" is centered along the border of the medal.