Matthew A. Henson medal, American Negro Commemorative Society series, United States, 1968
date: label: Date made
content: 1968
name: label: issuing authority
content: American Negro Commemorative Society
label: maker
content: Franklin Mint
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) Matthew A. Henson medal
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1968
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Matthew Henson standing with two dogs.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: 1866 MATTHEW ALEXANDER HENSON 1955 / CO-DISCOVERER OF THE NORTH POLE
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Group of five people standing at the North Pole.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: FIRST MAN TO LOCATE AND STAND ON THE NORTH POLE / APRIL 6 1909
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
label: associated place
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: American Negro Commemorative Society
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: NU.69.28.1
label: catalog number
content: 69.28.1
label: maker number
content: 5
label: serial number
content: 3
label: accession number
content: 282030
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal; Commemorative
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: medal: 3.88 cm; x 1 1/2 in