Lincoln "Not One Cent For Slavery" Campaign Token
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Creator Role
producer
Description
The medal's front design features an image of the American bald eagle with shield. At the medal's reverse, two intersecting palm fronts and a six-point star appear amid a an antislavery motto. Provenance note: Sold by Chuck Hand, Paris, Illinois. Original number: Lot 1, K-56.
Description Source
Nova Numismatics. http://www.novanumismatics.com/numismatics-american-politics/the-barbary-coast-pirates-not-one-cent-for-slavery/ (accessed September 14, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1860
Measurement
15/16 inch (diameter)
Materials and Techniques Display
brass
Inscription
obverse: SUCCESS TO REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES reverse: MILLIONS FOR FREEDOM / NOT / ONE / CENT / FOR SLAVERY / 1860
Creation Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Presidents--United States--Election--1860
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
6133
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.