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Category: Exonumia

PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, BY ROBERT TAIT MCKENZIE, 1912

M068

Bronze, Fine

18 mm (3/4”), 11.4 grams

HISTORY: Robert Tait McKenzie (1867–1938) was an influential Canadian-born American physician, an educator, and a sculptor.

OBVERSE: Athletic runner leaping a hurdle, a star beneath. To the right is the logo “PRAA” inside a rectangle.

REVERSE: “FOR PLAYGROUND AND RECREATION ASS’N OF AMERICA” and “COPYRIGHT 1912 R.T. McKENZIE” encircle this small lapel pin. The pin mechanism has been removed, leaving behind the glue footprint that held it in place.

EDGE: Smooth