Thomas Jefferson received the first unofficial presidential inaugural medal produced by John Reich in 1802.
One way to raise funds was through the sale of official presidential inaugural medals.
Roosevelt's artistic design continues to influence presidential inaugural medals today.
When producing a new inaugural medal, the sculptor has the President-elect sit for the creation of a clay sketch.
The value of the presidential inaugural medals has fluctuated over the years and is highly influenced by auctions and the current U.S. economy.
His Danbury-based company, which produces medals, has manufactured official inaugural medals for 10 of the last 12 Presidents.
In addition, de Francisci designed the inaugural medal for the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair.
On the one hand, it was a kind of art catalog detailing the history of presidential inaugural medals.
In 1924, there was a single vote cast per match (Greeves won the inaugural medal with a total of 7 votes).
In 1980, Fraughton was selected to create the inaugural medal for President Ronald Reagan.