Abraham Lincoln Assassination Medal / SOLD

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Abraham Lincoln Assassination Medal – Inventory Number: POL 354 / SOLD This assassination medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut in 1865. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and commemorative medals. Obverse: Bust of Abraham facing right. The legend reads: SALVATOR PATRIAE. Reverse: Rimmed with laurel branches, and a central legend that reads: IN MEMORY OF THE LIFE ACTS AND DEATH OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN/ BORN FEBRUARY 12 1809 DIED APRIL 15 1865. Comes housed in 6 x 8 riker display case with red velvet and descriptive card.   Inventory Number: POL 354 / SOLD