The History of

Medallic Art Company

The
Medallic
Art
Company
building in
Dayton,
Nevada.

Henry Weil, a highly respected
French sculptor living in
New York City, began working
in the art of the medal in 1900.
He formed the Medallic Art
Company in 1903.

Through the years, the company has reproduced bas relief work of some of the most famous 20th century American sculptors including: Augustus Saint Gaudens, Daniel Chester French (Lincoln Memorial), Herbert Adams, Gutzon Borglum (Mount Rushmore), Lorado Taft and many others.

 

Medallic Art has been privileged to produce many of the important medals and awards in the United States, including the Pulitzer Prize, Congressional Medal of Honor, National Medal of Science, President‘s Medal for Freedom, the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, the Inaugural medals for eleven U.S. presidents and many, many others. Additionally, Medallic Art has produced portrait medals of well known civic and community leaders as well as commemorative pieces for major corporations, foundations and associations.

 

Medallic Art grew in size and prestige in New York before moving to Danbury, Conn., in 1972. It relocated to Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1991 and to Dayton, Nev., in 1997 where it resides in its own 115,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facilities, just minutes from the famous Comstock Lode silver mines and the beautiful, world-renowned Lake Tahoe.

 

Over one hundred years in the business has earned Medallic Art Company a place of distinction and world-wide recognition. The next time you consider commemorating an event, an occasion or recognizing and rewarding your people, we hope you will entrust us with the commission. You have our assurance that we will design and mint for you “Recognition That Endures!”