Token - Maj. General Winfield Scott ND
1852 year| - | - | 26 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1852 |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#165899 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
A list of battles and campaigns.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CHIPPEWA
LUNDYS LANE
CERRO GORDO
CONTRERAS
CHURUBUSCO
CHAPULTEPEC
MEXICO
Comment
"This medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1852. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and campaign medals. This medal has a hole at the top so that it could be strung and worn."
This excerpt was taken from the Smithsonian Institute website on this piece, linked below:
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1382187
