Collection Highlights
Ma-Nuncue
Date:
After 1826
Object Number:
PR.221.58
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal: Abraham Lincoln 1860
Object Number:
INV.3645
Date:
1860
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, at lower center of field: "JENSCH & MEYER/CHICAGO"
Description:
Brass struck medalet with obverse showing nude bust of Lincoln facing right with legend: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN/1860." Reverse is inscribed: "OUR/POLICY/IS EXPRESSLY/THE/POLICY/OF/THE MEN WHO/MADE THE/UNION, NO MORE, NO LESS."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
