Republican National Convention 1896 - Souvenir Medal

Shopmaker, Helen S. (collector)

1896-06-16

realia

Voting
Political campaigns
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Political slogans
Elections
Presidential candidates
National Republican Party (U.S.)
Republican National Convention
Political conventions

St. Louis (Mo.)

1890-1899

Red, white, and blue ribbon with golden ribbon badge reading "Souvenir". Gold text reading "Patriotism Protection Prosperity" is printed on the ribbon, with all three words sharing a large "P". The medal hanging from the ribbon depicts a profiled portrait of presidential candidate William McKinley with the text "Protection '96 William McKinley" along the border. The back of the medal depicts a landscape with the sun behind a mountain range. In the foreground is a bundle of wheat and a bundle of arrows in an open field. Within the border is text reading "St. Louis Convention June 16, 1896."

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