Commemorative medal

Museum number:
2-34045
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034045
Alternate number:
7-970
Accession number:
Acc.369
Description:
Obverse: Embedde Indian Head Penny in aluminum disc; “Lewis & Clark 1905 Exposition, Portland Oregon, Souvenir.” obverse of penny. Reverse: “A good (s)cent of fortune, keep me--be lucky, never guilt when in-a-cent” reverse of penny Content: Al, Cu Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 7.21 g.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Aluminum (metal) and Copper (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Commemorative medals
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1905
Accession date:
1908
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
weight 7.21 grams and linear 37 millimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34045, described as Obverse: Embedde Indian Head Penny in aluminum disc; “Lewis & Clark 1905 Exposition, Portland Oregon, Souvenir.” obverse of penny. Reverse: “A good (s)cent of fortune, keep me--be lucky, never guilt when in-a-cent” reverse of penny Content: Al, Cu Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 7.21 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34045, described as Obverse: Embedde Indian Head Penny in aluminum disc; “Lewis & Clark 1905 Exposition, Portland Oregon, Souvenir.” obverse of penny. Reverse: “A good (s)cent of fortune, keep me--be lucky, never guilt when in-a-cent” reverse of penny Content: Al, Cu Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 7.21 g.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Commemorative medal, accession number 2-34045, described as Obverse: Embedde Indian Head Penny in aluminum disc; “Lewis & Clark 1905 Exposition, Portland Oregon, Souvenir.” obverse of penny. Reverse: “A good (s)cent of fortune, keep me--be lucky, never guilt when in-a-cent” reverse of penny Content: Al, Cu Type: commemorative medal Size: 3.7 cm. diam. Weight: 7.21 g.

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