Prize Medal

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Prize Medal

Entry/Object ID

1941.21.1

Description

Prize medal showing the Vermont Statehouse. Beneath the Statehouse is a shield with 13 stars on it, topped with an additional star, and flanked by the dates 1791 and 1941. The inscription, "SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE STATEHOOD OF VERMONT" rings the edge. The other side of the medal has the inscription, "AWARDED BY THE VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY" inside a laurel wreath.

Context

Awarded by the Vermont Historical Society to high school students in honor of Vermont's Sesquicentennial.

Acquisition

Accession

1941.21

Source or Donor

Vermont Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Produced by Staff

Made/Created

Manufacturer

The Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Date made

1941

Place

City

Newark

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Commemorative

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Prize

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Prize

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Achievement Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

3/16 in

Diameter

2 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont Historical Society

Related Places

Place

Building

Vermont State House

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Vermont Sesquicentennial