Medal - 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights Marches
Medal - 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights Marches
€146,857.00
Location
United
States
Year
2015
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Bronze
Weight
26.08 g
Diameter
38.1 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Edge
Smooth
Period
Notice
Obverse: Phebe Hemphill Reverse: Michael Gaudioso
Reference(s)
Obverse description
The obverse design depicts foot soldiers crossing the Edmond Pettus Bridge on their 54–mile journey to Montgomery, Alabama.
Obverse lettering
SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHES 1965
EDMUND PETTUS BRIDGE
FOOT SOLDIERS FOR JUSTICE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
The reverse design commemorating the Voting Rights Act of 1965 features a hand, ballot box and the quote “EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN MUST HAVE AN EQUAL RIGHT TO VOTE,” from Lyndon B. Johnson’s voting rights speech to Congress.
Reverse lettering
EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN MUST HAVE AN
EQUAL RIGHT TO VOTE
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965
ACT OF CONGRESS 2015
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
