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Abraham Lincoln Medal

Charles Calverley

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bronze medal, two sides shown. Left side features a profile portrait of a man with short hair and a beard, wearing a collared shirt. Text around edge of left side: "FEB 12 1809 APRIL 14 1865 ABRAHAM LINCOLN". Right side features a quote in several lines of text, with two torches on either side. Quote reads: "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE WITH CHARITY FOR ALL WITH FIRMNESS IN THE RIGHT AS GOD GIVES US TO SEE THE RIGHT LET US STRIVE ON TO FINISH THE WORK WE ARE IN". Signature at bottom of quote: "A Lincoln".

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900 × 427 px
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