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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Gold and Diamond Pendant
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Gold and Diamond Pendant

Artifact ID1964.6.1
Object Type Pendant
Gifter
Date 1964
White House visitJanuary 27, 1964
Medium Gold, diamonds
DimensionsOverall H 1 1/4 in x W 1 1/4 in (3.2 cm x 3.2 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionGold medallion encircled by white gold band set with 42 diamonds. Obverse: bas-relief overlapping portraits of His Majesty King Constantine of the Hellenes and Her Majesty Queen Frederika. The surrounding inscription is in Greek. Reverse: bas-relief coat of arms with "1938 1963."
Historical NoteThis pendant was given to Lady Bird Johnson by His Majesty King Constantine of the Hellenes and Her Majesty Queen Frederika during an informal visit to the White House on January 27, 1964. The Hellenes is the term used to describe an ethnic group native to Greece.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from a foreign official to First Lady Lady Bird Johnson during the Johnson Administration. It was received through the Executive Office of the President and maintained there until its transfer to the National Archives on January 1969 for deposit with the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Credit LineHis Majesty King Constantine of the Hellenes and Her Majesty Queen Frederika
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts of State (National Archives Identifier 189698376)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
Person Referenced Constantine II (Greece, born 1940)
In Collection(s)
Historical Dates
  • January 27, 1964
Not on view
Place Gifted
Greece