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Medal for Sesquicentennial of Uncle Sam
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration
Medal for Sesquicentennial of Uncle Sam
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; National Archives Records Administration

Medal for Sesquicentennial of Uncle Sam

Artifact IDMO 63.755
Object Type Medal
Date 1962
Place MadeRochester, New York, United States, North America
Medium silver .999
DimensionsOverall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionSilver medal commemorating Uncle Sam sesquicentennial, inscribed to President Kennedy 1962/10/2. Obverse has a relief of Uncle Sam and historic figures and "Thank God for America/Guardian of Freedom/Uncle Sam Sesquicentennial 1812-1962". Reverse has a relief of the Minutemen Memorial in Lexington, Massachusetts, the American Flag, the Holy Bible and the Declaration of Independence, with "Keep Alive the American Way of Life/One Nation Under God"
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift to President and Mrs. Kennedy from a member of the general public and held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1676966)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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