MIDDLETOWN-PORTLAND BRIDGE
1938
MIDDLETOWN, CT
Issued in two sizes; larger 3-inch version (250 struck) does not qualify for listing here. 2,500 struck, 1,000 issued as badges. Distributed by Middletown-Portland Bridge Committee.
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Brecher
Obv. Bridge across river; below is a Seal with shrubbery; above all Middletown Portland; below all Highway Bridge
Rev. Open wreath around border, inside wreath is map of Connecticut with broken line depicting Connecticut River; clasped hands across river; above hands, on map, Divided by Nature United for / Mutual Welfare; below map Dedication / August 6 1938; microscopic Robbins Attleboro
HK-698 Bronze. 39mm.
HK-697 HK-699