1876 Massachusetts Oval Tree Medal. Silver. 19 x 25.5 mm. 5.5 gms. Mint State.Neatly pierced at the top with a silver jump ring for suspension from a badge or ribbon. A seldom-seen medal - indeed, it is not pictured in Julian and is described there only from its listing in Storers <em>Numismatics of Massachusetts</em>, which provides the wrong measurements, perpetuated in Julian. The obverse features a large tree, largely surrounded by MASSACHUSETTS. The reverse is inscribed 1776 / U S (intertwined) /1876 with "SAIL ON O UNION STRONG AND GREAT" around. Dark gray patina with gorgeous multicolor iridescence, particularly on the obverse.
