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United States Mint [Medal of Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08764 Author/Creator: United States Mint Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Object Date: 1871 Pagination: 1 medal ; 4.5 x 0.6 cm. Order a Copy

Medal series of the U. S. Mint. Bronzed copper. High relief image of Lincoln based on Barber portrait. With words "Abraham Lincoln President of the United States." On verso, "Emancipation Proclaimed Jan. 1, 1863."

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
United States Mint

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