Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Luce Center
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Medal
Object Number:
1966.123
Date:
1879
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "W & C BARBER F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing nude bust of Ulysses Grant with legend: "ULYSSES S. GRANT." Reverse contains inscription within laurel wreath: "INAUGURATED/FIRST TERM/MARCH 4. 1869./SECOND TERM/MARCH 4. 1878."; legend around line border: "PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
