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<B>Chicago Fire Medal Group Lot.</B></I> Three medals pertaining to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that destroyed most of the city: one <B>bronze, 51.4 mm,</B></I> engraved by W. Harper, obverse depicts Chicago in flames, angel flying above, Fort Dearborn in exergue, reverse depicts a mythical phoenix rising from the flames, legend above "Made from Chicago Court House Bell"; a <B>second, white metal,</B></I> same obverse as the first, reverse reads in multiple lines "Second anniversary memorial in commemoration of the great Chicago fire, Oct. 8, 9 1871," in the center the caption "Made at the Interstate Industrial Exposition of Chicago, Oct 1873, Chicago rebuilt, pop. 400,000 in 1823 pop. 50. Dedicated in Gratitude to the World"; and a <B>third medal, commemorating the 25th anniversary</B></I> of the fire, dated Oct 9, 1896, struck or cast in white metal and copper-plated.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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