SOUTHERN ELECTRICAL & INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION
1909
LOUISVILLE, KY
Commercial Club of Louisville, claiming then to be "largest organization of its kind in America" with membership of over 3,100, organized and financed Exposition to develop "electrical art in...the Southland." Held April 12-24, 1909 at Jefferson County Armory, Louisville.
This was Official Medal; issue quite limited; designed by Club; struck by Greenduck Co., Chicago.
Photos courtesy of Jonathan Brecher
Obv. Male bust facing part l.; below Benjamin Franklin; beaded border.
Rev. Across Louisville / April / 1909; around * The Southern Electrical and Industrial Exposition; lower edge, microscopic The Greenduck Co. Chicago; beaded border.
HK-656 Bronze. 35mm.
HK-655 to HK-655b HK-657