1909 Lincoln Centennial Grades Choice+ Unc. HERE'S A RARE 1909 PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN 100 th BIRTHDAY BRONZE ANNIVERSARY MEDAL!A VERY RARE BRONZE MEDALLION designed by American Sculptor BELA LYON PRATT, and minted by the noted Whitehead & Hoag Company, Newark, NJ.This medal is a lovely, deep natural chestnut-brown in color and is in very good condition.This Rare Medallion measures approximately 2" Diameter...(5 cm)...Approximately 75.9 mm, 233.7 gmThis LINCOLN CENTENNIAL medallion designed by famous American Sculptor BELA LYON PRATT has his name, B.L. Pratt actually marked on the LINCOLN medal. It also bears a Hallmark engraved on the medal.A lovely medallion which has a nice chocolate brown patina. It features a right profile bust relief left of a bearded Lincoln. The reverse of the medal contains the inscription:" GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE SHALL NOT PERSIH FROM THE EARTH "The Sculptor, Bela Lyon Pratt (1867 - May 18, 1917) created two large sculptural groups in 1892 representing The Genius of Navigation for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago . He also produced sculptures for the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo in 1901. In 1893, he began a 25-year career as an influential teacher of modeling in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . He became an associate of the National Academy in 1900.A nice Lincoln memorial relic! A RARE ADDITION TO YOUR AMERICAN EXONUMIA / LINCOLN HISTORICAL COLLECTION!