Abraham Lincoln Medallion / Sold

Abraham Lincoln Medallion – Inventory Number: POL 120 / Sold

 The Illinois Watch Company of Springfield, Illinois, distributed thousands of medals in its Lincoln essay contest, beginning in 1924. The medal, cast in bronze, measures about three inches in diameter, is presented to Melvin H. Wunsch / February 12, 1928 the winning student and the year of the contest.  Mr. Wunsch would later become a career officer with the U.S. Social Security Administration (1936-1973).  Beautiful profile of the 16th President.

 

Inventory Number: POL 120 / Sold