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English: Chicago Times-Herald Race Medal, 1895.
On the obverse side the medal bears a typical representation of a herald of the days of chivalry. Around the figure surrounding a background of rays is the inscription, "The Chicago Times-Herald Motocycle Contest, 1895." On the reverse, and surrounded by a wreath of bay leaves, is a winged figure of Victory, with pinions extended and holding on her left arm an oval shield, upon which will be inscribed the name of the winner. The medal is composed of 100 pennyweights of fine gold and is valued at $250. |
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| Source | "Thanksgiving Day Route," The Horeseless Age, Volume 1, Number 2, December 1895, Page 32 |
| Author | Author Not Stated. |
The "Date work was created or first published" could not be determined. December 1895 is the issue date of the magazine. The images shown have been slightly modified from the original to remove extraneous pixels and clean up the background. Obverse and reverse descriptions, with corrections, are from the report of Scientific American in January 1896.
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