Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Herbert Hoover Presidential Campaign Medal
Object Number:
Z.2721
Date:
1928
Medium:
Gilt copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Gilt copper struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Herbert Hoover facing three-quarters to the right; legend within line border: "HERBERT C. HOOVER FOR PRESIDENT/1928." Reverse shows the Capitol's cupola at center; surrounding legend: ". HOOVER . FOR . PROSPERITY . /1928."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
