John W. Snyder Commemorative Medal, c.1945

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John W. Snyder Commemorative Medal, c.1945
Reverse of John W. Snyder Commemorative Medal, c.1945
Artifact/Collection Number: 
AC 00073
Location: 
Shelf 3 (housed with 00058-00088, 00507, 00590, 00607, 00735)

Bronze Medal with bust of John W. Snyder, inscription, and treasury seal. Produced by the U.S. Mint. John W. Snyder was the United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Harry S. Truman. Snyder delivered an address during the 1949 commencement exercises and was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

Decade: 
1940-1949
Origin: 
Gift of George Shuman Jr., 1975
People: 
Snyder, John W.
Subject: 
Commemorative Medal
Format: 
Currency/Medallions