Lafayette Joins the American Cause for Freedom medal

Status

Not on view

Datec. 1976

Medium/TechniqueSilver

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. (3.89 cm x 3.89 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Friends of Layfayette, 1977

Object numberM-3043/A

DescriptionSilver proof of medal commemorating the Marquis de Lafayette's decision to join the American cause during the Revolution.
Obverse: bust portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette, in uniform, facing front.
Reverse: 2 men sitting at a table.

Markingsunidentified mark on reverse to left of man on the left

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