Commemorative Medal

Obverse

Name/Title

Commemorative Medal

Entry/Object ID

2000.12.21

Description

Bronze commemorative medal. One side of the medal shows a small house with a flagpole and headstone outside. The inscription, "ROXBURY, VERMONT" rings the top edge and the logo for Vermont's US Bicentennial commission ("VT2") is at the bottom. The other side shows a flying eagle holding a ribbon that says, "EQUALITY JUSTICE LIBERTY" in front of the inscription, "AMERICAN REVOLUTION BICENTENNIAL 1776-1976".

Context

Made to commemorate the US Bicentennial.

Acquisition

Accession

2000.12

Source or Donor

Peck, Louis Provost (1918-2008)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1976

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

Diameter

1-7/16 in

Material

Bronze

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Roxbury

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

US Bicentennial Celebration