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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8196228, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1911 275th Anniversary of Springfield medal</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1435651[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]1435652[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;275th Anniversary of Springfield, Mass.</p><p>1636-1911</p><p>On the obverse at base of the statue it reads: “1595 Anno Domini 1675 Deacon Samuel Chapin One Of The Founders Of Springfield”.</p><p><br /></p><p>This rather large silver plated bronze medal is by Whitehead &amp; Hoag. It measures almost 41 mm in diameter.</p><p><br /></p><p>Samuel Chapin October 8, 1598 – November 11, 1675 was a prominent early settler of Springfield, Massachusetts.</p><p>He served the town as selectman, magistrate and deacon. In the Massachusetts Bay Colony there was little separation between the church and government.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1435650[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The Puritan&quot; appears on the obverse of this medal and is a bronze statue completed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1887. It became so popular it was reproduced for over 20 other cities, museums, universities, and private collectors around the world, and later became an official symbol of the city of Springfield, emblazoned on its municipal flag.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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