Commemorative Medal

Object/Artifact

-

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

1975.13.1

Description

Round commemorative medal molded on one side with the inscription, "TOWN OF BRADFORD, VERMONT / SETTLED 1765", around the edge and a scene consisting of a tall building at the side of a river in the center. The places shown within the scene are the Waits River falls, the stone and brick Grist Mill as originally constructed, and the "Old Pine" located on the river bank. The other side is molded with a flying bird over the inscription, "AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL 1778-1978".

Context

Produced for the American Bicentennial celebration.

Acquisition

Accession

1975.13

Source or Donor

Bradford Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1978

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

1/8 in

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Material

Bronze

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Bradford

County

Orange County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

US Bicentennial Celebration