Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 1968.032.04
- Creator:
- Metal Arts Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Rochester, NY
- Date:
- 1968
- Description:
- Commemorative medal, Salisbury, NH, Bicentennial, 1968. Circular silver medal. Obverse: large building with tree on each side, identified as "THE OLD BAPTIST / MEETING HOUSE / AT THE CENTER"; text around perimeter, "SALISBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY / SALISBURY, NEW HAMPSHIRE". Reverse: view of mountain, identified as "MOUNT KEARSARGE"; text around perimeter, "SALISBURY NEW HAMPSHIRE BICENTENNIAL / 1768 - 1968". Stamped on edge: "THE METAL ARTS CO. INC, ROCH., N. Y. - .999 SILVER".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- D-0.05 Dia-1.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Gift of Dr. Sarah Emery Youngman of Hebron, NH, who donated over 40 N.H. commemorative pieces to NHHS from 1961 through 1968.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Dr. Sarah E. Youngman
- Subjects:
- Meetinghouses, Mount Kearsarge, Bicentennials
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.