Medal, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Medal, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2009.025
- Place of Origin:
- China
- Date:
- 2009
- Description:
- Commemorative medal, New Hampshire Governor's Horse Guards Sesquicentennial, 2009. Circular cast bronze. Obverse: "STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE / GOVERNOR'S HORSE GUARDS" in band around perimeter; scene with uniformed men on horseback above "SESQUICENTENNIAL / 1859-2009" in center. Reverse: crossed swords in scabbards over outline of State of New Hampshire; "PRO DUCE ET REPUBLICA" at bottom; laurel branch on each side. Suspended from maroon silk ribbon with brass pin back. Separate maroon pin back silk bar. Housed in vertical hinged blue velvet box with white lining and blue velvet insert. Lining stamped "by Blackinton®" in gold script.
- Material:
- Metal
Bronze
Textile
Silk - Dimensions:
- H-3 D-0.1 Dia-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- The Governor's Horse Guards were incorporated by an act of the New Hampshire Legislature on June 24, 1859, with the duty of escorting the Governor on public occasions. The Horse Guards were reconstituted in 1999 and they commissioned this medal to commemorate the 150th anniversary of their founding.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Major Richard Lynch
- Subjects:
- Anniversaries, Commemorative objects, Guards, Horseback riding, Horses, Laurels, Medals, New Hampshire, Ribbons, Soldiers, Swords
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