Bucks of America medallion
Dublin Core
Title
Bucks of America medallion
Subject
Massachusetts. --Militia. --Company, Bucks of America.
Medals --Specimens.
United States -- History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Artifacts.
United States --History --Revolution, 1775-1783 --Participation, African American.
Description
Silver planchet, 18th century The Bucks of America, an all-Black military company, seems to have operated in a military capacity in Boston during the American Revolution. No documentation definitively links the them to a particular Revolutionary battle. This silver medallion commemorates the unit and includes an engraving of a buck and thirteen stars.
Creator
unidentified creator
Publisher
Massachusetts Historical Society, www.masshist.org
Date
18th century
Rights
http://www.masshist.org/legal/rights.cfm
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
Files
Collection
Citation
unidentified creator, “Bucks of America medallion,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 21, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/26571.
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