Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Medal
Object Number:
1966.115
Date:
1878
Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, on bust truncation, at right: "MORGAN"
Description:
Gilt bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Hayes facing left with legend: "RUTHERFORD B. HAYES." Reverse bears inscription surrounded by laurel wreath, at center: "INAUGURATED/MARCH 5./1877"; surrounding legend within line border: ". PRESIDENT . OF . THE . UNITED . STATES . "
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
