1835 USA Society of Medalists #011 The Great Lakes Medal by Lorado Taft. Silver: 73MM./5.885 oz. Mintage: 100 Obv: Showing a female head facing right representing the Great Lakes; with two fish at lower right. Legend ONTARIO SENDS GREETING TO THE SEA. Rev: Depicts five drPED llegorical female figures holding shells, representing the daughters of Danaides as the five Great Lakes; Legend ONTARIO.MICHIGAN.HURON'SUPERIOR.ERIE... Siged bottom right: L.T. ©. (The inspiration & beauty of this medal came from an earlier work by Lorado Taft called The Fountain of The Great Lakes (1907-1913), located in the South McCormick Court at the Art Institute of Chicago.)