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Abraham Lincoln medal
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1909
- Materials:
- cloth, metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 in x 1 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0569
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Round silver medal features an embossed bust of President Abraham Lincoln on the front. A log cabin, sun, and the capitol building are embossed on the reverse with the words, "1809-1865; Centennial Celebration/Emancipator of a Race/Savior of the Union." A red, white, and blue striped ribbon is knotted at the top. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
