Token - James A Garfield Canal Boy To President

Reverse

Representation of the White House above a scene depicting a boy riding a horse towing a boat in a canal; in exergue, Canal Boy 1845, President 1881

Script: Latin

Lettering: CANAL BOY 1845 PRESIDENT 1881

Comment

Less than a year after his election to the presidency, this medalet, originally struck for the 1880 campaign, was reissued with a different exergue inscription to commemorate Garfield's death. It would have been attached to a black ribbon and worn on the lapel by a mourner.