A-47/8b. The Louis Armstrong memorial medal (1971)

Obverse

3/4 right profile portrait of Armstrong 

LOUIS - SATCHMO - ARMSTRONG

1900 / 1971

On the left near the edge mintmark: CM / TP

Reverse

Half-lenght portrait of singing Armstrong with trumpet in his hand

Encircling the image is wording: THE KING OF JAZZ / LOVED & ADMIRED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Under the elbow signature of the medailler: FM

Specifications
Article: A-47/8b
Type: Commemorative medal
Year: 1971
Country: USA
Designer: FM
Metal: Silver
Purity: .900
Diameter: 39,0 mm
Weight: 31,1 g