1. Material:
  2. metal (543)

Boy Scout badge

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1940-1965
Materials:
cloth, metal
Measurements:
overall: 4 in x 1 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0564
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Boy Scout medal features a bronze bar across the top embossed with stars and a shield on the front and with an attached pinback. A red ribbon with a notched end hangs from the bar. A shorter red, white, and blue silk American flag ribbon drapes from the bar and has an attached bronze medal embossed with Abraham Lincoln's right profile. The medal reads, "1809-1865, Abraham Lincoln." "Scout, walked in Lincoln's steps" is embossed on the reverse. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum