Pond 2
Bronze, 54 x 85 mm
Robbins Co.
1000 Struck, 1 gold
Governor's presentation medal, also struck by Robbins Co., Attleboro, MA.
Obverse: Shield centered, topped by torch with a bust of GOV. JOHN WINTHROP. To the left a standing Indian with bow, to the right three ships standing in shore. Below, MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY / 1630 TERCENTENARY 1930.
Reverse: The original state house and the modern state house with the arms of Massachusetts below to the left. The inscription reads, PRESENTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY FRANK G. ALLEN / GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS IN / OBSERVANCE OF THE THREE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY / OF THE FOUNDING OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY / AND THE ESTABLISHMENTOF CIVIL GOVERNMENT THROUGH / THE TRANSFER OF THE ROYAL CHARTER FROM ENGLAND.
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