Medal - First Spouse (Lou Hoover) ND (2014) front Medal - First Spouse (Lou Hoover) ND (2014) back
Medal - First Spouse (Lou Hoover) ND (2014) photo
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Medal - First Spouse Lou Hoover ND

2014 year
Bronze 20.5 g 34 mm
Description
Location
United States
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
2014
Composition
Bronze
Weight
20.5 g
Diameter
34 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#272006
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

1920's Radio Set

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS
APRIL 19,1929

Engraver: Richard Masters

Designer: Jim Licaretz

Comment

Lou, wife to Herbert Hoover who was the 31st U.S. President (1929-1933), is remembered as the first First Lady to give a public radio address. This is symbolized on the medal’s reverse with a late 1920’s radio set.