Ford 30th Anniversary Medallion, 1933
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Ford Motor Company celebrated thirty years of car making at the Ford Exposition of Progress in 1933. Held at Convention Hall in Detroit (then moved to New York City), the exposition featured manufacturing exhibits, musical programs, a display of historic automobiles, and a recreation of Henry Ford's Bagley Avenue workshop. Nearly 700,000 souvenir coins like this one were made for visitors during the exposition.
Ford Motor Company celebrated thirty years of car making at the Ford Exposition of Progress in 1933. Held at Convention Hall in Detroit (then moved to New York City), the exposition featured manufacturing exhibits, musical programs, a display of historic automobiles, and a recreation of Henry Ford's Bagley Avenue workshop. Nearly 700,000 souvenir coins like this one were made for visitors during the exposition.
Artifact
Medallion (Medal)
Date Made
1933
Place of Creation
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
86.178.12
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Technique
Stamping (Forming)
Dimensions
Diameter: 2.313 in
Thickness: 0.188 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: Ford 1903 1933 V 8 Thirty Years Of Progress
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