Rail Splitter of the West
date: label: Date made
content: 1862
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Rail Splitter of the West medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1862
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Vignette of Lincoln and assistant splitting logs, with cabin in background.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: THE RAIL SPLITTER OF THE WEST
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: United States shield.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: WAR FOR THE UNION / 1862
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: place of issue
content: United States
topic: label: related event
content: Civil War
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.61888.0052
label: accession number
content: 61888
label: catalog number
content: 61888.0052
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: circular (overall shape)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.8 mm; x 1 1/8 in