Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2007.012.251
- Date:
- 1904
- Description:
- Commemorative medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Circular brass medallion. Obverse: relief profile portrait of two men (Napoleon Bonaparte and Thomas Jefferson); text around perimeter, "LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION / OFFICIAL SOUVENIR". Reverse: map of U.S. in center with text above, "1803 / 1,000,000 SQUARE MILES / $ 15,000,000."; text around perimeter, "LOUISIANA TERRITORY / ST. LOUIS 1904"; "LOUISIANA PURCHASE" on the map.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass
Steel - Dimensions:
- D-0.1 Dia-1.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Donated to the New Hampshire Historical Society by Stanley Hamel, Feb. 16, 2007.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Stanley A. Hamel
- People:
- Hamel, Stanley A. (1927-2012), Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826), Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821)
- Subjects:
- Land, Expositions, Jefferson, Thomas, Bonaparte, Napoleon
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