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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Remember Pearl Harbor Token
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Remember Pearl Harbor Token

Artifact IDMO 1997.22.1
Object Type Token, Commemorative
Maker (American, 1880 - 1952)
Date1942
Mediummetal
Dimensionsoverall Diam 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm )
Physical 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 Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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