VINTAGE 1868 - 1968 CENTENNIAL MEDAL POLICE PBA CHICAGO 1886 HAYMARKET RIOT COIN

Over 50 years old this 2 inch medal weighs about 57 grams and was made in Italy to commemorate the May 4, 1886 Haymarket Riot in Chicago. The medal comes in a blue folder marked P.B.A Chicago 1868-1968 Made in Italy. Medal has: Police Monument Haymarket Riot May 4, 1886 with picture of Monument (which is on the National Historial sites) and the other side has :Chicago Policemen's Benevolent Association 1868 with Centennial Commemorative May 14, 1968, Chicago, Illinois. This is a very c...ollectible medal and is the least expensive one selling on Ebay. Please read up on this labor demonstration turn violent as it is an important piece of history. 

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