Medal
- Object Name:
- Medal
- Object ID:
- 1996.501.16
- Date:
- 1891
- Description:
- Badge, ribbon, commemorative, dedication of Battle of Bennington Monument, 1891. Circular silver-colored metal medallion; obverse: image of tall obelisk with "1777" on left and "1891" on right: lettering around perimeter, "DEDICATION BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT"; reverse: image of flags, cannons, and shield with "1791-1891" below: lettering around perimeter, "CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE ADMISSION OF VERMONT AS A STATE". Medallion suspended from a brass bar that is attached to a red, white and blue striped silk ribbon. Ribbon imprinted with gold image of Revolutionary soldier and date "AUG. 19, 1891." At top of ribbon is brass bar stamped "BENNINGTON". Pin missing on reverse.
- Material:
- Metal
Textile
Silk
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-3.6 W-1.5 D-0.12 Dia-1.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Battlefields, Battles, Monuments, Dedications
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