Silver Presidential Medal for Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. On May 1, 2023, the U.S. Mint issued a silver Presidential medal in his honor.

The medal contains one troy ounce of 99.9 percent fine silver. It measures 1.598 inches in diameter.

Its obverse design features a portrait of Lincoln with the inscription “ABRAHAM LINCOLN” centered along the border. The reverse features a wreath of oak and laurel within a pearled ring with the inscription “INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 4, 1861. SECOND TERM MARCH 4, 1865. ASSASSINATED APRIL 14, 1865.” Within the wreath is a spray of pine and cedar, circled by a serpent with its tail in its mouth – the Egyptian symbol of eternity and immortality.

The medal is priced at $75. There are no mintage or order limits. For more information or to purchase, visit catalog.usmint.gov.