 The medals, designed by Frank Hagel, were struck by the Medallic Art Company which was still operating in New York City at the time.Henry Weil, "a highly respected French sculptor living in New York City," founded the Medallic Art Company in 1903.The Medallic Art Company was originally located in New York and moved to Danbury, Connecticut in 1972, Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 1991 then to Dayton, Nevada in 1997 where it operated a facility.