Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
General Ulysses S. Grant Centenary Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.3875
Date:
1922
Medium:
Brass; paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.1 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, at lower right of field: "W & H CO/NEWARK NJ"
Inscription: envelope, in red: "Grant/Centenary Medal/1922"
Description:
Brass struck medal with obverse depicting clothed bust of Ulysses S. Grant facing three quarters to the right and flanked by dates "1822" and "1922"; surrounding legend: "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENARY OF GENERAL GRANT." Reverse depicts fenced in house with surrounding legend: "BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL GRANT/POINT PLEASANT, OHIO."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
