Medal - First Spouse (Alice Paul) ND (2012) front Medal - First Spouse (Alice Paul) ND (2012) back
Medal - First Spouse (Alice Paul) ND (2012) photo
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Medal - First Spouse Alice Paul ND

2012 year
Bronze 20.5 g 34 mm
Description
Location
United States
Type
› Tokens
Year
2012
Composition
Bronze
Weight
20.5 g
Diameter
34 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#268792
Rarity index
93%

Reverse

Alice Paul participating in a marching event within the suffrage movement, carrying an American flag and wearing a banner “Votes for Women”.

Engraver: Susan Gamble

Comment

This issue represented the 21st President Chester Arthur, who served in office without a spouse during a single term from 1881 to 1885.

Alice Paul was a leading strategist in the suffrage movement, which ultimately resulting in women obtaining the right to vote with the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. She was born on January 15, 1885, during the Presidential term of President Chester Arthur.