Description Commemorate your Gettysburg National Military Park visit with this die-struck medallion created by master artisans. Great as a gift to a friend, family member or American history buff, this National Monument medallion will capture the Gettysburg experience meaningful to you in enduring, splash-minted metal. The site of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War, Gettysburg is commonly looked at as the turning point, as the Union Army ended the Confederate’s attacks on the North. Taking place from July 1-3 1863, over 7,000 died and over 30,000 were wounded. The site is also the location of President Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address. The medallion’s obverse shows President Lincoln eulogizing the fallen soldiers. The reverse shows Lincoln before a group of men. Minted in deep relief using a special “splash minting” process, this coin is struck in a brass alloy and finished in antique bronze. Each coin measures 1 1/2 inch (38.1mm) in diameter. Packaging may vary for this item.
