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Women's Auxiliary of the Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association Presentation Medal
Women's Auxiliary of the Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association Presentation Medal

Women's Auxiliary of the Massachusetts Civil Service Reform Association Presentation Medal

Frances Grimes (American, 1869–1963)
Gorham Manufacturing Company (active 1865–1961)
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American (born in Ireland), 1848–1907)
1904–06
Object Place for LabelCornish, New Hampshire
Medium/TechniqueCast bronze
DimensionsOverall: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Rebecca Reynolds
Accession number2003.631
On View
On view
ClassificationsNumismatics
Collections
InscriptionsRaised inscriptions include "•E / •PLVRIBUS• / VNVM•" in a banderole above female figure and "•THE•BEST•/ •SHALL• / •SERVE•THE / •STATE•" that flanks figure at knee height. Reverse: In center of pine branch wreath tied with ribbon at bottom is raised inscription "•THE•WOMENS• / •AVXILIARY•OF THE• / MASSACHUSETTS / CIVIL•SERVICE•REFORM / •ASSOCIATION•" and the name "DONALD F. MERRILL" inscribed below in a rectangular cartouche with two knobbed ends.ProvenanceAcquired 2003 as a gift from a friend to donor. Had been purchased at an antique store on the North Shore about 2001.