HUEY LONG "EVERY MAN A KING" AND KINGFISH MEDAL.
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Winning Bid:
$325.80
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2022 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
5/8" highly domed celluloid reads "Share Our Wealth Society/Every Man A King." Comes w/back paper intact w/text reading "Write/Huey P. Long/U.S. Senator/Wash. D.C." Rarely retains back paper in any condition, let alone in Exc. condition. Cello has faint line of slightest discoloration from 7 to 9 o'clock in white field. Otherwise only trivial wear. Still Exc. Medal has cartoon image of fish w/human face wearing a crown, w/fish being punched in face by a fist coming from 6 o'clock. The fish w/crown is meant to symbolize Long, the "Kingfish." At the bottom, latin text reads "Publico Consilio Pro Re In Camera Gesta" w/English translation "By Public Acclaim For A Deed Done In Private" on reverse. Dated on reverse, August 26th, 1933. Medal retains strong imagery w/only light minor wear from light handling. Exc. Rare.
The story behind this commemorative medal is that while Long was visiting the Sands Point Country Club in NY, he became overly intoxicated and decided to relieve himself on another guest. The guest responded by punching the Kingfish in the face. The owner of Collier's Magazine decided that this embarrassing incident needed to be commemorated, and had medals made to do just that.
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