Congressional Gold Medal for Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King

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Object Details

Created by

United States Mint, American, founded 1792

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006

Description

A Congressional gold medal bestowed upon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

2014.135a: A Congressional gold medal. One side has inscribed text surrounding a depiction of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The text reads: [Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King / Act of Congress / 2004 / For Their Service to Humanity]. The other side features an image of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change at the top and a wreath along the bottom edge. Engraved text reads: [I suggest that the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence become immediately a subject for study for serious experimentation in every field of human conflict, by no means excluding the relations between nations. This may well be mankind's last chance to choose between chaos and community.]

2014.135b: A mahogany box. The box has a glossy lacquer on the exterior. The top exterior has a gold seal of the United States Mint. Gold text under the seal reads: [United States Mint]. The interior has an insert for the medal and is dark blue fabric.

2014.135c: original navy blue cardboard box for storage.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

2004

Object number

2014.135abc

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

medals

portraits

Medium

gold and mahogany

Dimensions

H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 3/16 in. (7.5 × 7.5 × 0.5 cm)

Place collected

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place made

Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Awards, Medals, and Insignia

Exhibition

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Race relations

Social reform

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55c46fbdf-1c61-4c58-989a-7c9cd67822d9

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.135abc