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N438: US 1896 Satirical Political Campaign Medal

US Medal-Token
Identifier:
N438
Type:
Medal
Date:
1896
Dimensions:
Thickness: 0.2 cm
Description:
This is a satirical medal from the 1896 political campaign between William Jennings Bryan and William McKinley. Throughout the campaign, the political opponents debated about the currency issue within the United States. McKinley supported the gold currency and Bryan supported the silver currency. This medal satirizes Bryan's stance on silver. On the front of the coin "United Snakes of America...In Bryan we Trust" wraps around the edge and there is a hybrid animal with the body of a goose and the head of a donkey in the center. The body of the goose has the letters POP for the Populist party. On the reverse side of the coin in the center says "One Dam", around the edge is "Free Silver", with 1896 near the bottom of the coin.
Post-Civil War
Related Collection
Numismatic Collection: Donor Unknown (NUM.2003.000)