Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal: Abraham Lincoln 1860
Object Number:
INV.3783
Date:
1860 or later
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
White metal struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Lincoln facing right with legend: "ABRAHAM LINCOLN/1860." Reverse shows a scene with two rail splitters with scroll above inscribed: "PROGRESS"; date in exergue: "1830."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
