| Item: |
Salem, Massachusetts Tercentenary Award Medal |
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| When Acquired: | June 23, 2006 | |
| Acquired From: | eBay.com Auction Bath, New Hampshire |
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| Price Paid: | $45.00 | |
| Manufacturer: | Whitehead - Hoag
Company Newark, New Jersey |
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| Age: | 1926 | |
| Notes: | This medal is 3" in
diameter. It was the award for groups participating in the Military,
Society, Trades & Civic parade
in the tercentenary. The reverse side depicts: the ship "St. Paul" the statue of Salem's founder Roger Conant and the words "Settled by Roger Conant MDCXXVI; Salem, Mass.; Tercentenary; 1626 - 1926. The obverse depicts the seal of the City of Salem. |
