Hahlo-24-28-134, Carl Schurz plaquette

American Numismatic Society, 1987.147.59.

24. Carl Schurz, a souvenir by his friends.

28. Reverse of the Carl Schurz plaquette. “The Spirit of America Leading the Emigrant.”

134. Model of the Carl Schurz plaque.

Carl Schurz (1829-1906), an immigrant to the U.S, had a remarkable career which included: German revolutionary; major general in the United States Civil War; U.S. Senator from Missouri; Secretary of the Interior for the Hayes administration; and journalist for several newspapers and journals, including Harper’s Weekly and The Nation. This plaquette was issued as a memorial in 1907.