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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08764 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Medal of Abraham Lincoln to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation |
| Date | 1871 |
| Document Type | Object |
| Content Description | Medal series of the U. S. Mint. Bronzed copper. High relief image of Lincoln based on Barber portrait. With words "Abraham Lincoln President of the United States." On verso, "Emancipation Proclaimed Jan. 1, 1863." |
| Subjects | Abolition Medal US Mint President Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation Slavery African American History |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Reconstruction; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |