The Franklin Mint Renaissance 2001 'Distinguished Artist' award

I was going through my archives (while working on updating my resume trying to nail down months and years) and I found The Franklin Mint Renaissance 2001 'Distinguished Artist" award in a filing cabinet. It's a solid 3-inch round medallion, 1/4-inch thick, and weighs about 2 pounds in my hand. I got a nice letter that still sits with it. I was in the Renaissance art show at the Mint right before…