Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.101c
Date:
1892
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
height and width: 45.2 x 35.8mm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.)
Description:
Brass struck shield-shaped uniface medal showing right-facing hatted bust-length portrait of Columbus; legend: "400TH ANNIVERSARY/ DISCOVERY OF AMERICA/ 1492 CHICAGO 1892." Hole punched at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
