.985 ozt Pearl S. Buck Silver Round

This is a commemorative medallion issued for the Pearl S. Buck Foundation around 1984. It features a portrait of Pearl S. Buck, the Nobel Prize-winning author, as part of a fundraising effort for her foundation, which worked to house and educate mixed-race children of American soldiers in Korea after WWII. 

The medallion features a profile portrait of Pearl S. Buck, renowned American novelist and the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The text provides a biography of Pearl S. Buck, an acclaimed author and humanitarian known for her deep understanding of Chinese culture and her efforts to promote mutual understanding between Asia and the West.

Peart L Buck won world-wide recognition as an outstanding author and humanitarian. Born in 1892 in West Virginia, she grew up in China, where her parents were missionaries. At 17 she came to America to attend Randolph-Macon College, but returned to China in 1914 to teach English literature. Pearl Buck's best-known work, The Good Earth, was published in 1931 and won the 1932 Pulitzer Prize. An epic portrayal of Chinese farm life, this novel reflects the author's deep understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture and philosophy. In 1938 she became the first American woman to receive the Nobel prize for literature. In all, Pearl Buck wrote more than 65 books and hundreds of short stories and essays, many of which urge a mutual understanding between the peoples of Asia and the West. Deeply concerned with the welfare of children of mixed American-Asian parentage, she founded an adoption agency in 1949 and the Pearl S. Buck Foundation in 1964 to care for and educate Amerasian children living in Asia. In recognition of her leadership, Pearl Buck received the highest award of honor from the government of Korea in June 1967. By the time of her death in 1973, Pearl Buck had received hundreds of awards for her humanitarianism.

This is a Franklin Mint Art Round depicting George Washington at Valley Forge.

The round is titled "FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE".

It features an image of George Washington kneeling in prayer.

The "Patriots Hall of Fame Silver Franklin Age of Change" refers to collectible sterling silver medals issued by the Franklin Mint.

Content: .985 oz troy of fine silver

Mint: Franklin Mint Hall of Fame Series

Weight: 33.15 g or 30.66 g fine silver

Diameter: 38.78 mm

Purity: 92.5%

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