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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

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.

1864 Abraham Lincoln And Liberty Good For Another Heat Campaign Token

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