Robert Cole Prize Medal, 1890

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Robert Cole Prize Medal, 1890
Robert Cole Prize Medal, 1890
Artifact/Collection Number: 
AC 00164
Location: 
Shelf 26 (housed with AC 00161-00180)

A gold polygonal medal for the Cole Freshman Elocution Contest of 1890, awarded to Montgomery Porter Sellers, inscribed with the text "COLE PRIZE MEDAL GIFT OF Robert C. Cole Class of '79" on the front. On the back the inscription reads "Awarded to M. P. Sellers June 19th, 1890 for excellence in Elocution Freshman Contest Class '93".

Decade: 
1890-1899
Origin: 
Gift of George Shuman, Jr. estate, 1996
People: 
Sellers, Montgomery Porter
Subject: 
Award Medals
Oratorical Contests
Format: 
Currency/Medallions
Exhibits: 
2011 - Alumni Awards