Medal
CultureUnknown
Date1876
MediumBronze
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
InscribedSide 1: "THESE UNITED COLONIES ARE, AND OF RIGHT OUGHT TO BE, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES" (On outside of medal around rim); Under figure: "1776"; Verso Inscription: "BY AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES (On outside around rim) "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE" "1876".
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number0.1753
Not on view
1962
