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Medal, Commemorative

Object Name:
Medal, Commemorative
Object ID:
1968.032.02
Date:
1968
Description:
Commemorative medal, Seabrook, NH, Bicentennial, 1968. Circular bronze medal. Obverse: wooden building in center, identified as "GARRISON HOUSE / 1636", with "W" and "C" above house; smaller building at top, identified as "SOUTH MEETING HOUSE"; text around perimeter, "TOWN OF SEABROOK, NEW HAMPSHIRE / INCORPORATED 1768". Reverse: man holding musket in center, haystack on left, rowboat on right; text around perimeter, "BICENTENNIAL / 1638 / 1968 / SETTLED".
Material:
Metal
Bronze
Dimensions:
D-0.1 Dia-1.5 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
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