Gold coin with 'Inaugural Prayer Of President Dwight D. Eisenhower' Dated Tuesday, January 20, 1953

Metal: 14k
Size/Dimensions: 3.8 cm
Marks: 14k
Gross Weight: 26.5 grams

SPECIALIST'S NOTES
During President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first Inauguration on Tuesday, January 20, 1953 the Chief Executive broke with custom, surprising guests and reporters when he offered a private prayer of his own not noted in the program.
This gold medallion is inscribed to the reverse with the President’s prayer.
"Almighty God, as we stand here at this moment my future associates in the Executive branch of Government join me in beseeching that Thou will make full and complete our dedication to the service of the people in this throng, and their fellow citizens everywhere…. Give us, we pray, the power to discern clearly right from wrong, and allow all our words and actions to be governed thereby, and by the laws of this land. Especially we pray that our concern shall be for all the people regardless of station, race or calling…. May cooperation be permitted and be the mutual aim of those who, under the concepts of our Constitution, hold to differing political faiths; so that all may work for the good of our beloved country and Thy glory. Amen."