Copper Medal of Lincoln, Abraham, Chicago, IL. 1957.187.991

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 34

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1908
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Copper

• Authority

  • Issuer: Elder, Thomas Lindsay
  • Maker: C.H. Hanson Co.

• Geographic

  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: United States
  • Place of Production: Chicago (Ill.)

• Obverse

  • Legend: BORN FEB 12 1809 ASSASSINATED BY BOOTH APR 14 1865|ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1809-1909
  • Type: bust
  • Portrait: Lincoln, Abraham

• Reverse

  • Legend: I BELIEVE THIS GOVERNMENT CANNOT ENDURE PERMANENTLY HALF SLAVE, HALF FREE

References

• Reference: E. Smith-33
• Reference: King-364
• Reference: DeLorey-35

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1957.187.991
• Lot: 1957.187
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined