DETROIT MAYOR'S MEDAL, 1963. 63.4mm. Bronze. Marshall Fredericks, Sc. (MACO).Uncirculated with some light discoloration on the reverse as shown. . The obverse is a depiction of theseal of the city containing a representation of the Detroit fire in which the entire city burned with only onebuilding saved from the flames. The figure of the left weeps over the destruction while the figure on theright gestures to the new city that will rise in its place. The two line Latin inscription at center reads:SPERAMVS RESVRGET/ MELIORA CINERIBVS ("We Hope For Better Things; It Shall RiseFrom the Ashes") The reverse is inscribed SPIRIT OF DETROIT above a replication ofFrederick's statue of the same name; a 26 foot figure holding a globe which is one of the mostrecognized monuments in the city.