THIS AUCTION IS FOR A 1.5 INCH 1965 SELMA TO MONTGOMERY VOTING RIGHTS MARCHES BRONZE MEDAL WITH PRESENTATION CASE. 

The obverse design depicts foot soldiers crossing the Edmond Pettus Bridge on their 54–mile journey to Montgomery, Alabama. Inscriptions are “SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHES 1965” and “FOOT SOLDIERS FOR JUSTICE.”

The reverse design commemorating the Voting Rights Act of 1965 features a hand, ballot box and the quote “EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN MUST HAVE AN EQUAL RIGHT TO VOTE,” from Lyndon B. Johnson’s voting rights speech to Congress. Additional inscriptions are “VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965” and “ACT OF CONGRESS 2015.”