Commemorating the Great Central Fair of the U.S. Sanitary Commission.
Contact Us About This Product
Description
1864 Philadelphia Sanitary Fair Medal Cased, by Anthony C. Paquet, 58mm, dated 1864.
Front side shows a woman, holding cornucopia of supplies for the wounded, aiding physician examining wounded soldier.
WE GIVE OUR WEALTH FOR THOSE WHO GIVE THEIR HEALTH FOR US. The reverse – IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GREAT CENTRAL FAIR FOR THE U.S. SANITARY COMMISSION HELD AT PHILADELPHIA JUNE 1864.
Medal has a rich reddish bronze finish, in fine condition, contained in its original case.
I seen several of these, all without their original cases.
Additional information
Weight | 1 lbs |
---|