Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Medal 1945 Excellent

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Medal 1945 Excellent :
$249.00

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Medal -U S Mint - 1945-Excellent condition 3 inches in diameter, weight 7.5 ounces (206g) original box in very poor shape (see photo). Medal in great shape because probably was kept in the box most of the time.Original packing description included ,paper very fragile ,coming apart (see photo). Reads \"DESCRIPTION OF THE ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL MEDAL OBVERSE: A portrait of the late President facing right. REVERSE: A seated figure, draped,with head bowed,represents the sorrowing nation and all the human race. Her right hand is extended in the act of dropping a wreath upon waters upon which a ship symbolizing the spirit of the late President sails into the distant mists of the Horizon, and in her left hand is the palm branch of mourning. The inscription at the top, FOR COUNTRY AND HUMANITY, is intended to indicate his labors for the benefit of the oppressed of all mankind. In the left field are the dates of inauguration; in the right background are rows of crosses signifying that he also was a war casualty. Below this is the date of death. In the lower left field is a stump of an olive tree from which ........are sprouting, representing the dawn of a new era.......;in the exergue, IN MEMORIAM. \" Please examine pictures closely. Seller will insure and pay for shipping.