Fort Sumter
date: label: Date made
content: 1861
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Fort Sumter medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1861
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Jugate busts of Lincoln and Hamlin, left; palm wreath.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LINCOLN & / HAMLIN
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: N/A
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: WE WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF ANY STATE, / THE / FALL OF SUMTER / WILL BE AVENGED, / THE REBELLION CRUSHED / AND THE / HONOR AND INTEGRITY / OF THE / UNTIED STATES, / SHALL BE / MAINTAINED. / 1861.
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: Battle of Fort Sumter, 1861
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0697.0418
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0697.0418
label: accession number
content: 1987.0697
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: 34.2 mm; x 1 3/8 in