Medal, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Medal, Commemorative

Entry/Object ID

64.90.31

Description

Material: metal. Size: 3 1/2" diameter x 1/4" D. Description: bronze medal #131 - Side 1: likeness Franklin D. Roosevelt with his name to left and "President of United States" around top - reverse side: figure of long-hooded robed woman holding palm branch in one arm, hand extended holding olive leaves - printed across top: "For Country and Humanity" - to left: "Inaugurated President March 4, 1933, Jan. 20, 1937, Jan. 20, 1941, June 20, 1945 - printed to right: "Died April 12, 1945" - printed across bottom: "In Memoriam".

Context

Set of 40 Presidential medals produced by the U.S. Mint - each medal individually boxed.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

August 6, 1991

Update Date

November 21, 2024