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1834 LaFayette-Died - Death Medal Memorial Silk Ribbon with Black + Copper Print

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:280.00 USD Estimated At:350.00 - 450.00 USD
1834 LaFayette-Died - Death Medal Memorial Silk Ribbon with Black + Copper Print
Post-Revolutionary War to Civil War
1834 “LaFayette-Died” Commemorative Medal Silk Ribbon
1834 “LaFayette Died” Death Medal Memorial Ribbon. White Silk with black and copper imprint. measuring to a full size of 6” x 2.5”, Extremely Fine.
This original Commemorative Silk Ribbon shows drapery over facsimile image of François Caunois' 1834 Lafayette “Death” Medal. It reads, “LAFAYETTE - DIED - May 21st 1834 - Aged 70 Yrs.” The Marquis de Lafayette was actually 77 years old at his death.
According to the reference book “Threads of History”: “Lafayette revisited the U.S. from July 1, 1824 to September 1825. He was presented with a specially built carriage upon his arrival, and entertained at receptions and balls during his entire visit. In gratitude for his aid during the Revolution, Congress voted him the sum of $200,000 and a township of land. He was overwhelmed by the reception.

One of the highlights of his trip was his visit to Mount Vernon and the grave of his war companion and commander, George Washington, who had been then dead for a quarter of a century. Ten years after his visit, on May 20, 1834, Lafayette died in Paris.”