Medal - Abraham Lincoln Sixteenth President

Location United States
Year
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Florentine bronze
Weight 55.5 g
Diameter 51.22 mm
Thickness 3.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation
Edge Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description Profile of Lincoln looking to the right. Legend on 2 curved lines above and below, handwritten signature of Lincoln under the neck. The engraver`s signature in front of the collar.
Obverse script Latin, Latin (cursive)
Obverse lettering FEBRUARY 12,1809 · APRIL 15,1865 TP Abraham Lincoln SIXTEENTH PRESIDENT
Reverse description The Lincoln Memorial in the center, the legend in 5 lines below.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTHS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER
Mintage
Numisquare ID 8688239230
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