1869 White Metal Medal Baker-369C, Norwalk Memorial OH

Coin Details

Description

The 1869 medal Baker-369C in white metal commemorates the Norwalk Memorial in Ohio. Norwalk, a city in Huron County, organized memorial activities honoring both the nation's founding and the recent sacrifices of the Civil War generation. Baker-369C indicates a specific variant within the Baker-369 series. White metal was the standard medium for locally-issued commemorative medals in the post-Civil War era, when communities across the country were erecting monuments and holding dedication ceremonies to honor both Revolutionary and Civil War dead. The 1869 date places this in the early Reconstruction period, when Americans were grappling with how to commemorate the recent conflict while maintaining connections to the founding era. Washington's portrait served to unite the two generations in a single narrative of American sacrifice.

Rarity Notes

Baker-369C in white metal. Local memorial medals were produced in small quantities.

Cross References

Baker-369C; PCGS #636731; Norwalk Memorial, Ohio