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Medal - 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victims
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Four silhouetted figures of the bombing victims stand in high relief against a textured field, their names inscribed around the border: ADDIE MAE COLLINS and DENISE McNAIR at the top, CAROLE ROBERTSON and CYNTHIA WESLEY at the bottom. A central legend in the field reads PIVOTAL IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY, with the date SEPTEMBER 15 / 1963 below, flanked by the designers' initials BF and JL. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham occupies the right portion of the field, depicted in three-quarter view with its twin towers and arched entrance steps. To the left, a multi-line legend reads KILLED IN THE BOMBING OF THE 16TH ST. BAPTIST CHURCH, with ACT OF CONGRESS / 2013 inscribed along the upper border and BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA along the lower border. |
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