Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
2010.64Description
2-sided commemorative medal. One side is molded with an image of a man in a canoe approaching a shoreline where a shirtless man wearing a warbonnet is waiting. The inscription, "350 ANNIVERSARY of DISCOVERY of LAKE CHAMPLAIN / Samuel de Champlain", rings the edge. The other side is molded with an image of a slatted train boxcar, the seal of Vermont and the coat of arms of France. The inscription, "MERCI BOX CARS to VERMONT and NEW YORK 1948 / by Repubulic [sic] of France."Context
Made to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the first sighting of Lake Champlain by a European, and the 10 year anniversary of the arrival of the Merci Train.Acquisition
Accession
2010.64Source or Donor
Otis, TrudyAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Medal, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallDepth
1/16 inDiameter
1-1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Champlain, Samuel de (1580-1635)Person or Organization
Merci TrainRelated Places
Place
Lake
Lake ChamplainCity
BurlingtonCounty
Chittenden CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
350th Champlain Anniversary Festival