Medal, Commemorative

Object Name:

Medal, Commemorative

Object ID:

2001.017.27

Creator:

Whitehead & Hoag Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Newark, NJ

Date:

1929

Description:

Commemorative medal, Nashua, NH, 150th anniversary. Circular, gold-colored medal. Obverse: bust of uniformed General Casimir Pulaski in relief with years "1779" and "1929" on either side. Reverse: United States shield with horizontal bar at top and vertical stripes, also shield containing eagle with spread wings; raised lettering, "CASIMIR PULASKI / POLISH-AMERICAN / PATRIOT / AIDED THE COLONISTS / IN THEIR FIGHT / FOR LIBERTY / DYING GLORIOUSLY / IN ACTION / WHITEHEAD-HOAG". Medal suspended by red, white and blue silk ribbon from a celluloid, paper, and metal button that has a celluloid ribbon with U.S. flag on left in red, white and blue, and purple and white horizontal stripes on right. Button is white with blue border and blue lettering: "NASHUA / OCTOBER 13, 1929". Brass pin on back of button.

Material:

Metal
Paper
Plastic
Textile

Dimensions:

H-2.3 W-1.25 Dia-1.25 inches

Provenance:

Ralph W. Holt (b.1883) of Nashua, NH, was a building contractor. He served seven years in the N.H. National Guard and was chief trumpeter on the staff of General J. E. Tolles. He held ward and city offices, was a member of the Legislature of 1915, and a delegate to the 1918 N.H. Constitutional Convention.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary McEvoy Barrett

People:

Holt, Ralph (1883-1937), Pulaski, Casimir

Subjects:

Pulaski, Casimir, American Revolution, American flag