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Boy's Clubs of America Medal

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

GUSN

GUSN-222597

Description

Boy's Clubs of America commemorative medal. There is a seperate bar for fifteen years, twenty years, and for every five years until forty. At the bottom is a round medal hanging that has the crest of the Boys' Clubs of America. Behind the medals is a long red ribbon.

Details

Descriptive Terms

medals
metal
cloth
Medal, Commemorative

Inscription

"MERITORIOUS / SERVICE/ BOYS' CLUBS OF AMERICA" (In the center of these word is the symbol for the BCA)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Dieges and Clust (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

11/16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2701

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