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Medal commemorating the tercentenary of Marblehead Massachusetts, 1929
Medal commemorating the tercentenary of Marblehead Massachusetts, 1929. Obverse: A double-ended pulling boat, in it a fisherman drawing his nets, in the background a setting sun on a scroll the date '1629-1929' superimposed on sprays of foliage, separated by a legend: 'TOWN OF MARBLEHEAD INCORPORATED 1649'. Reverse: Inscription, '300TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 1929. OFFICIAL SOUVENIR'. On a scroll: '1629 1929'. Fitted with a loop, red, white, blue ribbon, red to the left.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2547 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | United States of America |
| Events: | Foundation of Marblehead, 1629 |
| Date made: | 1929 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |