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Medal - Lincoln Centennial Lincoln, Illinois
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1953 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right in low relief at center of the field. The circular legend reads LINCOLN ILLINOIS CENTENNAL around the upper periphery, with the centennial dates 1853-1953 flanked by two small stars along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears an entirely typographic design with a six-line raised inscription filling the field, commemorating Abraham Lincoln's christening of the city of Lincoln, Illinois, with a watermelon on August 27, 1853. No figurative imagery is present. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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