Silver medal featuring (front) Lord Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron of Baltimore (1605-1675), 1632, made in Great Britain. The front text reads: "CÆCILIVS : BALTEMOREVS". The reverse features a map of Maryland, the Calvert shield crest, and reads: "VT : SOL : LVOEBIS : AMERICÆ". The reverse inscription translates from Latin to English: "As the sun…

Medal, Commemorative

Description

Silver medal featuring (front) Lord Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron of Baltimore (1605-1675), 1632, made in Great Britain. The front text reads: "CÆCILIVS : BALTEMOREVS". The reverse features a map of Maryland, the Calvert shield crest, and reads: "VT : SOL : LVOEBIS : AMERICÆ". The reverse inscription translates from Latin to English: "As the sun thou shalt enlighten America".

Creator

unknown

Date

1632

Materials

Silver

Object ID

1915.7.1

Accession Number

1915.7

Resource ID

3857

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.