This black-printed plate commemorates the Lincoln Sesquicentennial (1959). In the middle is a portrait of Lincoln, done slightly from the left. The border depicts scenes from Lincoln’s life. The scenes are labeled from the top: “Birthplace Feb. 12, 1809, Lincoln Memorial Washington D.C., The Emancipation Proclamation 1862, The Civil War 1861-1865, First Inauguration 1861, Lincoln-Douglas Debates.”

Printed in green on back: “First Issue Collectors Item, Commemorating the life, ideals, and philosophy of government of Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States of America. In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Lincoln during the entire year of 1959 and in tribute to the aims and purpose expressed by Joint Resolution of the Congress of the United States and the U. S. Lincoln Sesquicentennial Commission, Washington, D. C. Copyright 1958 by A. H. Zychick, Leader Building, Cleveland, Ohio, Made in the U.S.A., Kettlesprings Kilns… R. D 1 Alliance Ohio, R70V.