Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1897 — M’KINLEY'S IMAGE IN BRONZE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

M’KINLEY'S IMAGE IN BRONZE

Medals Now Being Struck Off by the Philadelphia Mint. Bronze medals bearing the likeness of President McKinley are being rapidly struck off by'the mint, and soon the whole issue will have been finished. This work is being., done in accordance with an ancient custom that has prevailed ever since the time of Washington. The medals are very valuable, inasmuch ns the supply is

limited and the demand is large. Some collectors have complete collections of these medals, from that showing the profile of Washington to that showing the profile of Cleveland. Several of the medals already struck off have been sent to the President for himself and the members of his cabinet. The profile of the President is an excellent likeness. On the reverse side is the date of the inauguration. Large orders for the medals are expected, and the receipts are for the benefit of the mint earnings.

THE M’KINLEY MEDAL.