Liberian Order of African Redemption badge awarded to William Beverly Carter
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1977
name: label: Issued by
content: Republic of Liberia, Liberian, founded 1848
label: Received by
content: William Beverly Carter Jr., American, 1921 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: President William Tolbert, Liberian, 1913 - 1980
notes: label: Description
content: The Liberian Order of African Redemption Grand Commander badge awarded to Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr. by Liberian President William Richard Tolbert Jr. It is a two (2) piece, double-sided pendant medal; a five-pointed star suspended from a wreath. It is constructed from metal and detailed in gilt and enamel. The main body of the medal is a five-pointed star, with each point covered in white enamel and terminating with a gilt ball. Golden rays extend from between the arms. At the center of the star, on the obverse, there is a roundel with two (2) figures with broken chains at their feet, kneeling at the base of a cross bearing the letters [INRI]. The figures, a male and a female, are depicted in profile facing the cross. The male’s hands are held up in a prayer pose, while the female’s proper left hand rests on the cross. The roundel is framed by a green and red enameled wreath of laurels and berries. In the roundel on the reverse, is a variation of the coat of arms of Liberia: a three-mast ship with its sails raised, approaching land. On the left is a sun setting on the horizon and on the right is a palm tree. Sitting on the shore, in the foreground, is a plough. Above the ship, is a bird holding a document in its beak. The rondel is encircled in a light blue enamel frame with the gilt letters of the motto of the Republic of Liberia, [THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE]. The top of the star is threaded through the bezel of a green and red enameled wreath of laurels and berries. A lobster claw clasp and two (2) jump rings are attached to the top of the wreath.
place: label: Place used
content: Liberia, West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: International affairs
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Archive of Ambassador W. Beverly Carter
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Ambassador William Beverly Carter, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2019.45.1.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: commemorative medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: enamel on metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 15/16 × 2 3/8 × 3/8 in. (12.6 × 6 × 0.9 cm)