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Medal - Chicago Haymarket Riot
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts in high relief the Haymarket Police Monument, showing a uniformed police officer standing atop a tall pedestal with one arm raised, flanked by ornamental lamp posts and decorative railings. A shield motif adorns the front of the pedestal, with an inscription tablet below it, and a plaque at the base reading HISTORICAL LANDMARK. The encircling legend reads POLICE MONUMENT HAYMARKET RIOT, with MAY 4 and 1886 flanking the monument in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | POLICE MONUMENT HAYMARKET RIOT MAY 4 1886 HISTORICAL LANDMARK |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a plain field with a row of nine five-pointed stars in relief near the top, below which the text CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE / MAY 14, 1968 / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS is inscribed in the center. The surrounding legend reads CHICAGO POLICEMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, with the founding date 1868 appearing at the bottom flanked by two raised dots. |
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