overall: 2 in x 7 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 5.08 cm x 18.415 cm x 20.955 cm
Object Name:
medal
Place made:
United States
Presentation date:
1969
Description:
This Presidential Medal of Freedom was presented to Duke Ellington by President Richard Nixon on April 29, 1969. It is a red, white, and blue enamel gold-tone medal on a sash of blue ribbon with white edges. In original wooden box lined with fabric. The box also contains a smaller pin version of the medal and a small eagle pin.