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Commemorative medal with inscription on curved ribbon above and below scene of town nestled in mountains with railroad tracks near base. Inscription curved above scene reads "RAINBOW ROUTE" Inscription below split into two ribbons, one reading "SILVERTON" and the other, "RAILROAD." All inscriptions appear in raised capital letters against blue enameled ground. Medal is cast and was possibly plated (now degraded). Additional inscription on back [see Inscriptions] indicates may have been complimentary pass on the railroad
medals
commemoratives
silver (metal)
plating (metal coating)
enamel (fused coating)
railroads
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Commemorative
Medal, Commemorative
Silver
Railroad
Souvenir
Medal, Commemorative
Impressed on back: ""?/ Patience Stapleton/ Complimentary/ Until Dec 31st 1890/ Otis Meaes (?)/ PRESIDENT/ (?) 98""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Silverton Railroad
Unknown
1.75 x 1.25 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4881
ca. 1890 (Inscription on back)
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