Commemorative Medal

Medal

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

1994.53.43

Description

Small round commemorative medal with two bust portraits in profile: Benjamin Harrison and Levi Morton. Around the portraits is the inscription, "INAUGURATED MARCH 4, 1889". The reverse shows the United States Capitol building with the inscription, "WASHINGTON, D.C."

Context

Made to celebrate the inauguration of Benjamin Harrison in 1889.

Acquisition

Accession

1994.53

Source or Donor

Hall, Althea

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1889

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Diameter

1-3/8 in

Material

Tin, Aluminum

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Harrison, Benjamin VI (1833-1901)

Person or Organization

Morton, Levi (1824-1920)

Person or Organization

Hall, Edwin C. (1845-1913)

Related Places

Place

City

Washington

State/Province

District of Columbia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America