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KING WILLIAM COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT
1957
KING WILLIAM, VA
Medal issued by County Citizens Committee concurrent
with but "as an independent part of" County observance of Jamestown
Festival, then celebrating 350th anniversary of Jamestown landing. Design of
piece "commemorates the past…inscription…concerns itself with the present."
Accompanying medal was copy of "Declaration," original of which hangs in
county courthouse, protesting certain decisions of U.S. Supreme Court
pertaining to desegregation.
Medal designed by E. R. Lafferty, Richmond; 5,000
pieces struck by Wendell-Northwestern; sold by The Clerk's Office, King
William for $1.
 
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Brecher
Obv. Edifice; above, around The Constitution
or the Supreme Court; below edifice Oldest Courthouse / in
Continuous Use / 1725-1957 / Liberty or Tyranny
Rev. Seal of Circuit Court within center circle;
outside, around Circuit Court, King William County Va.
HK-708 Bronze, oxidized. 33mm.
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