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Lincoln National Life Insurance 25th Anniversary Convention badge

Creator:
The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
Location:
New Jersey, Essex County, Newark
Origin Date:
1930
Materials:
cloth, metal
Measurements:
overall: 6 in x 2 1/4 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0605
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Navy blue ribbon is stamped with text in silver and features a bar across the top and a dangling medallion. The rectangular bar has a metal frame surround and a white paper insert with "Mrs. M.J. Blitz" printed in black. A round silver medallion with Abraham Lincoln's bust in medium relief dangles on a red, white, and blue American flag ribbon. The medallion is backed by a short white ribbon. The text on the ribbon reads "The Lincoln Nat'l Life Insurance Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. 25th Anniversary Convention, Quebec, June, 1930." Please refer to 71.2009.082.0711 for the matching ribbon.