Medal - History of the United States Barbed Wire Fences the West

Location United States
Year 1966-1977
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Bronze
Weight 35.10 g
Diameter 44.5 mm
Thickness 2.90 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain with inscription
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Franklin#HUS-99
Obverse description Horse drawn carriage moving right with a building on fire behind
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering BARBED WIRE FENCES THE WEST EL 1874
Reverse description
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 1874 JULY 4 - First steel arch bridge opens across Mississippi River; AUG. 4 - Chautauqua assembly first held in New York State; NOV. 18-20-Woman`s Christian Temperance Union organized in Cleveland; NOC. 24 - Joseph F. Glidden granted patent for barbed wire. FM
Mintage
Numisquare ID 8807426100
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