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Object Name
Medal
Object Number
1928-21-15
Description
Round medal with smooth edge. One side has two groups of troops standing facing each other. A mounted rider is paced on one side in the foreground. Reads "SURRENDER AT YORKTOWN VA." “P.L.KRIDER PHILA.” "OCT. 19. 1781" Other side has overlapped side profiles of Washington and the marquis de Lafayette looking to right. Reads "CENTENNIAL YORKTOWN VA." "1881"
Comment
Medal commemorating the centennial of the surrender at Yorktown
Category
Communication Artifacts
Maker
Date Made
1876
Dimensions
2 1/4" diameter
Materials
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