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Luce Center
Opening of the 1893 Chicago World's Columbian Exposition Souvenir Medal
Object Number:
INV.10232
Date:
1893
Medium:
Aluminum
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 9/16 in. ( 4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, at lower center of field: "BLUMENFIELD P.O.C."
Description:
Aluminum struck medal with obverse showing exposition pavilion with thirteen stars above within central roundel; legend around border: "SOUVENIR. BIRDSEYE VIEW OF THE WORLDS FAIR CHICAGO/1893." Reverse shows group of armed men in Renaissance outfits with legend around border: "SOUVENIR OF THE OPENING OF THE WORLDS FAIR CHICAGO/1893."
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