Montford Point Marines Congressional Gold Medal
date: label: Date
content: 2011
name: label: Commissioned by
content: United States Congress, American, founded 1789
label: Created by
content: United States Mint, American, founded 1792
label: Subject of
content: 51st Marine Defense Battalion, American, founded 1942
label: Subject of
content: 52nd Marine Defense Battalion, American, founded 1943
notes: label: Description
content: Congressional gold medal in honor of Montford Point Marines has a relief on its obverse featuring three Marines on the left and three in the forefront with rifles. Text following apex of the medal's arc reads [MONTFORD POINT MARINES / 1942-1949]. On verso is a relief of a troop in formation with a tower in the background on the right; the text reads: [FOR / OUTSTANDING / PERSEVERANCE / and COURAGE / that INSPIRED / SOCIAL CHANGE / in the/MARINE CORPS / 2011 ACT OF CONGRESS].
label: Description
content: A rectangular velvet sleeve encases the gold medal; a small tab at the top of the sleeve assists the medal's removal from the box.
label: Description
content: The storage container is a cherry wood box with a brass hinged lid and push-release button on the front center which opens it. The lid has the gold embossed logo of the U.S. Treasury encircled with text which reads [Treasury / United States Mint] and [United States Mint] is in calligraphic script beneath the logo.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Montford Point Marines
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
label: Exhibition
content: Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.237ab
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medal: gold;
label: Medium
content: Sleeve: velvet;
label: Medium
content: Box: cherry wood, velvet
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter (medal): 3 × 3/16 in. (7.6 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (velvet case for medal): 3 7/8 × 5 × 3/16 in. (9.8 × 12.7 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (wooden case for medal): 3 × 6 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (7.6 × 15.6 × 12.7 cm)