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Description

The medal's obverse design features a seated portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. His hat rests on a table at his proper left side. Behind him, images of the White House and United States Capitol are pictured. On the reverse, Confederate and United States flags are pictured intersecting at the top of the medal. Several rifles appear behind the flags, and the image of an eagle is placed at the center of the intersection. At the medal's bottom, a decorative border lines the edge.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1971

Measurement

1 3/8 inches (diameter)

Materials and Techniques Display

bronze

Inscription

obverse: LINCOLN'S ELECTION / NOV., 1860 / AJB reverse: THE HISTORY OF THE CIVIL WAR / "A house divided against / itself cannot stand. / I believe this government / cannot endure permanently / half slave and half free." / A. Lincoln

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Work Type

commemorative medal

Class

coins & medals

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

3803.4

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Lincoln's Election (from the History of the Civil War Medal Collection)

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