Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition

Gold-colored medal with a raised design. The medal is circular. The top edge of the medal has raised text that reads "IN COMMEMORATION OF THE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE". The bottom edge has raised text that reads "ACT OF CONGRESS June 1874". Underneath, there are four women. The woman in the center wears a long dress and holds a wreath in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The woman on the left sits and holds a wreath. The woman on the right sits with a child on her lap and faces right. The woman on the far right stands. In the middle bottom, the year "1876" is raised. The background is plain and light-colored.