Remember Pearl Harbor Token
Object numberMO 1997.22.1
Name
Token, Commemorative
Maker
George Jacob Reid
(American, 1880 - 1952)
Date1942
Mediummetal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm )
DescriptionA round, silver-colored commemorative token.
OBVERSE: At the center is a large "V" with text above and below that reads: • • • − ["V" in Morse Code] / FOR VICTORY.
REVERSE: Text that reads: REMEMBER / PEARL HARBOR / DECEMBER 7, 1941 / AND TO PRAY AND PRAY / FOR VICTORY DAY BY DAY / THE TIME WAS NEVER MORE / FITTING, NOR THE NEED / SO GREAT AS TODAY, FOR / ALL AMERICA TO PRAY / AND PRAY FOR VICTORY / DAY BY DAY. The manufacturer's information runs along the bottom edge of the token: Copyright 1942 Geo. J. Reid, Milwaukee, Wis.
Additional DetailsOBVERSE: At the center is a large "V" with text above and below that reads: • • • − ["V" in Morse Code] / FOR VICTORY.
REVERSE: Text that reads: REMEMBER / PEARL HARBOR / DECEMBER 7, 1941 / AND TO PRAY AND PRAY / FOR VICTORY DAY BY DAY / THE TIME WAS NEVER MORE / FITTING, NOR THE NEED / SO GREAT AS TODAY, FOR / ALL AMERICA TO PRAY / AND PRAY FOR VICTORY / DAY BY DAY. The manufacturer's information runs along the bottom edge of the token: Copyright 1942 Geo. J. Reid, Milwaukee, Wis.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
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