Republican National Convention 1896 - Souvenir Medal

Description

Red, white, and blue ribbon with golden ribbon badge reading "Souvenir". Gold text reading "Patriotism Protection Prosperity" is printed on the ribbon, with all three words sharing a large "P". The medal hanging from the ribbon depicts a profiled portrait of presidential candidate William McKinley with the text "Protection '96 William McKinley" along the border. The back of the medal depicts a landscape with the sun behind a mountain range. In the foreground is a bundle of wheat and a bundle of arrows in an open field. Within the border is text reading "St. Louis Convention June 16, 1896."