These antique coin silver Boston school medals were established by Benjamin Franklin’s will (1790) for boys only. In 1821 it was decided this was unfair to girls who went to public school to not be awarded this opportunity too. In 1821, Boston created this 1st year Town Medal for females. It states Town on the medal since Boston wasn’t a city until 1822. The other two medals mention Boston as a City.
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