Medal - General Robert E. Lee

€272,350.00
LocationUnited States
Year1894
TypeCommemorative medals › Personality medals
CompositionTin (White metal - antimony alloyed with tin, copper or lead)
Weight95.2 g
Diameter64 mm
Thickness4.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
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Obverse descriptionPortrait of Gen. R.E. Lee looking to the right.
Obverse letteringGEN. R. E. LEE Born Jan. 19, 1807. Died Oct. 12, 1870. PRIDE OF THE SOUTH
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionGen. R.E. Lee on horseback, in front of a fort (surveying battle), below the Confederate flag. Legend is a list of seven locations of Civil War battles.
Reverse letteringGETTYSBURG, FREDERICKSBURG CHANCELLORSVILLE PETERSBURG MANASSAS, APPOMATTOX, RICHMOND COPYRIGHT 1894 MERCEREAU & RALYEA
Reverse scriptLatin
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Mintage1894  - -
Catalog ID8114526660
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