Object Details
Culture/People
Non-Indian
Artist/Maker
U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Previous owner
Colonel Raymond A. Celeste, Jr., Non-Indian
Donor
Colonel Raymond A. Celeste, Jr., Non-Indian
Collection History
Presented to Colonel Raymond A. Celeste, Jr. by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in recognition for his service on the committee to that helped design the medal to honor Navajo Code Talkers; donated to NMAI in 2011 by Colonel Raymond A. Celeste, Jr., USMC, in honor of all those Marines who served as Navajo Code Talkers.
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Date created
2001
Catalog Number
26/8529
Barcode
268529.000
Object Type
Personal items
Title
Congressional Gold Medal honoring Navajo Code Talkers
Object Name
Medal
Media/Materials
Bronze
Techniques
Cast
Dimensions
7.8 cm
Place
Washington, DC; District of Columbia; USA
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_400065