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MUSEUM OBJECT

Title:  
Medal, Commemorative
Description:  
Dimension:D:0.125in Dia:3.000in
Creator:
Eccleston
Dates:
1805
Abstract:  

Obverse: bas-relief profile portrait of George Washington; "GENERAL WASHINGTON / INSCRIBED TO HIS MEMORY BY D: ECCLESTON. LANCASTER MDCCCV" around perimeter. Reverse: Indian; "THE LAND WAS OURS" around image and "HE LAID THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN LIBERTY IN THE XVIII CENTURY. / INNUMERABLE MILLIONS YET UNBORN WILL VENERATE THE MEMORY / OF THE MAN WHO OBTAINED THEIR COUNTRY'S FREEDOM" as concentric circles around perimeter. Info in envelope notes that medal was exhibited by Library 1 April 1982.
Call #:  
M-W27-9