Engraver
William H. Key
Depicted
George Brinton McClellan
(American, 1826 – 1885)
Related person
Edmund Pendleton
(1721 - 1803)
George McClellan Presidential Campaign Medal
1864
Place madeUnited States, North America
White metal
Overall (diameter): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Z.3338
George Briton McClellan ran for the presidency in 1864 against Abraham Lincoln.
DescriptionWhite metal die-struck medal with obverse depicting uniformed bust of George McClellan facing left; legend "McCLELLAN & PENDLETON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES/1864"; reverse depicts image of quill and scroll inscribed "CONSTITUTION"; surrounding legend "THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS/THE HOPE OF THE UNION". Hole punched at top center.MarkingsInscription: below bust truncation, at lower center: "W. H. KEY F."
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