Medal for Maryland Exposition Fund, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915

Artifact Overview

All forty-eight states participated in the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Several states issued commemorative medals to help raise exhibition funds. Maryland's coin depicts two of its favorite sons -- James Ryder Randall, author of the Maryland state anthem, and Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. State officials distributed these medals on Maryland Day at the fair.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Medal

Subject Date

1915

Creators

Whitehead & Hoag Co.

Place of Creation

United States, New Jersey, Newark

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

71.100.207

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Nate S. Shapero and Ruth B. Shapero.

Material

Bronze (Metal)

Dimensions

Diameter: 1.5 in

Inscriptions

side 1: MARYLAND AT PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / 1915 side 2: MARYLAND MY MARYLAND / STAR-SPANGLED BANNER

Keywords	United States, California, San Francisco Medals Exhibitions World's fairs Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843 Randall, James Ryder, 1839-1908 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) Commemorations