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Medal - Declaration of Independence

1847 year
Bronze - -
Description
Location
Liberia
Period
American Colonization Society (1822-1847)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1847
Composition
Bronze
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#200356
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

13-line central inscription, legend surrounding.

Lettering:
LIBERIA FOUNDED MARCH 1821 / DECLARED INDEPENDENT 1847
FIRST // PRESIDENT // J. J. ROBERTS // VICE PRESIDENT // N. BRANDER // SECRETARY OF STATE // D. B. WARNER // SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY // J.N. LEWIS // ATTORNEY GENERAL // D.B. BROWN // CHIEF JUSTICE // S. BENEDICT

Edge

Plain