John Fitzgerald Kennedy Medal – 1961 – Signed by Ralph Menconi

Bronze

Weight: 17,3 g

Diameter: 32 mm

Obverse:

Facing bust of US President John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Circular inscription: JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY

Reverse:

Circular inscription: 35TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Seal of the President of the United States (Details (source Wikipedia): The symbolism of the seal of the President of the United States is similar to that of the Great Seal of the United States, the two seals resembling each other:

the bird, a bald eagle, holds in its beak the end of a banner which floats above its head with the Latin quotation E pluribus unum which is translated as “Of many, one”. The meaning of this motto is twofold: suggesting that from several colonies or States emerge a single nation or that from several peoples, ethnic groups and nationalities have emerged a single people and a single nation;
above the banner, an arc of thirteen stars represent the original 13 states and above the stars, thirteen clouds;
in its right claw, the eagle holds an olive branch with thirteen leaves, a symbol of peace;
in its left claw, the eagle holds a volley of thirteen arrows, a symbol of military power;
The fifty stars on the outer circle represent the current number of US states.)

Inscription below:

INAUGURATED

JANUARY 20TH 1961

Edge:

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