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Magniadas, Franky, fl. 1865 [Medal struck in France to honor Abraham Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08763 Author/Creator: Magniadas, Franky, fl. 1865 Place Written: France Type: Object Date: 1865 Pagination: 1 medal : bronze Height: 8.2 cm, Width: 0.9 cm Order a Copy

Profile of head of Lincoln with "Dedie par la Democratie Francaise a Lincoln President deux fois elu des Etats-Unis." The reverse shows Lincoln's grave with a winged angel and two African Americans honoring him.

Magniadas, Franky, fl. 1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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