Medal for Maryland Exposition Fund, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915
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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
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
71.100.206
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
obverse:
Maryland at Panama-Pacific International Exposition 1915
verso:
Maryland My Maryland
James Ryder Randall
Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key
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