Medal - Abraham Lincoln Centennial
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1909 |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 116.8 g |
| Diameter | 61 mm |
| Thickness | 3.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 579996 |
| References | MedalsUS# 638 Kenneth M. Failor, Eleonora Hayden; 1972. Medals of the United States Mint: Issued for Public Sale. Government Printing Office, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Paul A. Cunningham; 2015. Lincoln’s Metallic Imagery: A Catalog and Price List of Lincoln Coins, Tokens, Medals, and Plaques. Michigan Exonumia Publishers, Tecumseh, Michigan, United States. |
Commemorative issue
100th anniversary of Lincolns birth
Obverse
Bust of Abraham Lincoln, right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ABRAHAM
LINCOLN
Engraver: Charles Edward Barber
Reverse
Dates within cartouche at top, quotation above small wreath enclosing a shield, palm branch and laurel to left with EPU inscription
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1809-1909
WITH MALICE
TOWARD NONE
WITH CHARITY
FOR ALL
E PLURIBUS
UNUM
Engraver: George Thomas Morgan
Edge
Plain
Mint
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)Comments
Reverse quote from Lincoln's second inaugural address. Found a reference to King-311 (Robert King) but does not seem to be addable to the reference section above.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1909 | |||||||||||||||
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