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Description
The medal's obverse features the left-side profile of Abraham Lincoln with text:. At the medal's reverse, an image of an ax splitting wood is shown. A small hole appears at the medal's top and is affixed with red ribbon. [Ref: ]. Provenance note: Sold by Chuck Hand, Paris, Illinois. Original number: Lot 1, K-107.
Description Source
Sullivan, Edmund B. American Political Campaign Badges and Medalets, 2nd ed. Lincoln, Mass.: Quaterman, 1981.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1864
Measurement
3/4 inch (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
brass
Inscription
obverse: LINCOLN. / AND / LIBERTY. reverse: GOOD FOR ANOTHER HEAT
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents--United States--Election--1864
Work Type
medallion (medal)
Class
campaign paraphernalia
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
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
6139
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.