Quick Facts

1993 William Jefferson Clinton
Official Inaugural Medal

Designer:
Jesse Wallace Corsault

Medalist:
Hoffman & Hoffman
Carmel, California

  * Dusterberg, Richard B.; The Official Inaugural Medals of the Presidents of the United States ; Cincinnati, Ohio; Medallion Press; 1971

** MacNeil, Neil; The President's Medal 1789 - 1977; New York, New York; Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. /Publisher in association with the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian; 1977

** Levine, H. Joseph; Collectors Guide * Presidential Inaugural Medals and Memorabilia; Danbury, Connecticut; Johnson & Jensen; 1981

** Note: Dusterberg's book published in 1971 ended with the 1969 Nixon Inaugural Medal, MacNeil's book with the 1977 Jimmy Carter medal, and Levine's book with the 1981 Reagan medal. In his book Levine choose to merge the two numbering systems on the 1981 Reagan medal, however here we will continue the traditional Dusterberg and MacNeil numbers.

Commentary

William Jefferson Clinton
Forty-Second President of the United States

Related Inaugural Items

William Jefferson Clinton
1993 Official Inaugural Medal

Official Medal Antique Silver (Average Weight 4.25 oz, .999 Fine) 63mm (2.5 inch) Mintage: 968

Bronze Process Set Eight 70mm (2.75 inch) Two-sided Medals Unmounted Manufactured by: Medallic Art Company Sets Produced / Known: 1 in Silver 4 in Bronze

Contenders

William Jefferson Clinton
Forty-Second President of the United States

Each inaugural medal committee handles the selection of the official inaugural medal a little differently than the next. Some choose a prominent artist and commission their services to design a medal while others solicit design proposal from multiple artists or medalists. The committee along with the president-elect then chooses the "winner" to become the official inaugural medal. The mints that strike the "contenders" not chosen sometimes go ahead and produce the medal as an unofficial inaugural medal. These are the medals illustrated in this section.

Medallic Art Company Unofficial Inaugural Medal Designer (Obverse/Reverse): Elizabeth Jones Varieties Struck: 63mm (2.5 inch) "high-relief" .999 silver 63mm (2.5 inch) "high-relief" bronze Interesting Notes:  This medal was a proposed official inaugural medal design for Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. It was designed by former chief engraver of the United States mint, Elizabeth Jones and struck by Medallic Art Company (MACO). The President-elect and the Official Inaugural Medals Committee in favor of one designed by Jesse Corsault and struck by the Hoffman & Hoffman of Carmel, California ultimately rejected this medal. However, the medal itself was struck and marketed commercially by Medallic Art Company (MACO) as an unofficial inaugural medal.

Pretenders

William Jefferson Clinton
Forty-Second President of the United States

There are many individual medals and presidential medal series, which are quite well done and very collectable in their own right, that are often mistaken for or misattributed as "official" inaugural medals. This phenomenon can be seen readily in the descriptions of many of these medals when they appear in online auctions. The official medal, illustrated above, should match the auction item exactly before warranting a bid at official medal prices. Great, now we know the lot is misattributed but what is it? This section will illustrate some of these medals to help new collectors distinguish between the "official" and "unofficial" and to introduce all collectors to these interesting medals. Hopefully, some will be spared the expensive lessons I have seen so many unaware collectors make in online auctions and others will be inspired to expand their collecting interests to include these medals.

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United States Mint Presidential Series Stock Medal # 3 inch (76mm) "High-Relief" Bronze Designer (Obverse/Reverse): Other Sizes Struck: Stock Medal # 1-5/16 inch "coin-relief" bronze Interesting Notes: Pretender Identification Tip:

Select Another "United States Mint Presidential Series" Medal to view U.S. Mint Series - William McKinley, Memorial Reverse U.S. Mint Series - Theodore Roosevelt, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Theodore Roosevelt, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - William Howard Taft U.S. Mint Series - Woodrow Wilson, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Woodrow Wilson, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - Warren G. Harding, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Warren G. Harding, Memorial Reverse U.S. Mint Series - Calvin Coolidge, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Calvin Coolidge, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - Herbert Hoover U.S. Mint Series - Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Third Term U.S. Mint Series - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fourth Term U.S. Mint Series - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Memorial Reverse 1U.S. Mint Series - Harry S. Truman, First Term 1U.S. Mint Series - Harry S. Truman, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Dwight D. Eisenhower, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - John F. Kennedy U.S. Mint Series - Lyndon B. Johnson, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Lyndon B. Johnson, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - Richard M. Nixon, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Richard M. Nixon, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - Gerald R. Ford U.S. Mint Series - Jimmy Carter U.S. Mint Series - Ronald Reagan, First Term U.S. Mint Series - Ronald Reagan, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - George Bush U.S. Mint Series - William Jefferson Clinton, First Term U.S. Mint Series - William Jefferson Clinton, Second Term U.S. Mint Series - George W. Bush

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Issue Specific Bibliography

1993 William Jefferson Clinton Inaugural

•  --------- ; Official Inaugural Medal Portrays America of Song; The Numismatist, American Numismatic Association, Colorado Springs, CO; Volume 106 Number 3, 1993, March, page 308; illus.
•  --------- ; Sales of Inaugural Medals Reach 7,500; Coin World, Amos Press, Sidney, Ohio; Volume 34 Issue 1715, February 15, 1993, page 1; illus.
•  --------- ; Clinton Collectibles Mount as Inauguration Day Nears; Numismatic News, Krause Publications,Inc., Iola, Wisconsin; Volume 43 Number 3, January, 1993, page 4; illus.
• Giedroye, Richard; Clinton Chooses California Firm to Strike Medal; Coin World, Amos Press, Sidney, Ohio; Volume 33 Issue 1706, December 14, 1992, page 1; illus.
• Hoge, Robert W.; Curator's Corner: Clinton Inaugural Medal; The Numismatist, American Numismatic Association, Colorado Springs, CO; Volume 110 Number 1, 1997, January, page 104; illus.