United States Mint [Medal of Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation]

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GLC08764
GLC#
GLC08764
Type
Objects
Date
1871
Author/Creator
United States Mint
Title
[Medal of Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation]
Pagination
1 medal Height: 4.5 cm, Width: 0.6 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Medal series of the U. S. Mint. Bronzed copper. High relief image of Lincoln based on Barber portrait. With words "Abraham Lincoln President of the United States." On verso, "Emancipation Proclaimed Jan. 1, 1863."

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