1.06.189

Medallion, Commemorative

1937 Approximate

Boy Scout Medallion. Material: metal. Size: 1" diameter. Description: gold colored metal; coin shaped; stamped graphic on one side: winged mythological beast; stamped print on reverse side: "Piasa Bird Countil, 112, Boy Scouts of America, The National Jamboree, 1937, Compliments Western Cartridge Co."

Credited as part of the Robert E. Hodgson collection from National Jamboree, 1937, Boy Scouts, Washington, D. C. The Piasa or Piasa Bird is a legendary creature that was depicted in a mural painted by Native Americans on a cliff above the Mississippi River.