Lincoln Memorial Medallion

表面には February 12,1809 - April 14,1865 sixteenth president Abraham Lincoln 裏面には "In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever." 説明書には、 Distributed by Parks & History Assn., Inc. Washington, D.C. 20242 The sculpture of Lincoln on this medallion is based on a photograph taken February 9, 1864 by Anthony Berger; it is also the basis for the portrait on the U.S. penny. Just below the profile is a copy of the signature Lincoln used in signing a copy of the Gettysburg Address in early March, 1864. The in scription below the sculpture of the Memorial is are production of the words which appear above the seated figure in the Memorial. They were composed by Royal Cortissoz, art critic of THE NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE and friend of Henry Bacon, the Memorial architect. と書いてあります。