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Sons of the American Revolution Medal

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

GUSN

GUSN-222575

Description

Personal medal commemorating the joining of the Sons of the American Revolution. The ribbon it is hung on is white on the edges, then a stripe of yellow, and the cener stripe is blue. The medal is topped by a bald egal and he is perched on the two sided medal. One side has an armed colonial, and the other has George Washington. The main colors on the medal are purple and white.

Details

Descriptive Terms

medals
metal
cloth
Medal, Political

Inscription

"LIBERTAS ET PATRIA"
"SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION"

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 10/16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2702

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