White porcelain commemorative plate with black printed image of Colemanville Bridge. Surrounded by, "3rd International Volksmarch / Pequea, Pennsylvania"; "IVV / AVA"; "7 - 8 October 1989 / Penn Dutch Pacers"; signature, "G. Robert Wagner"
Metal plate with shiny upper edge/rim. Central circle design is religious artifact in relief. Indented black letters below read: "Santo Innocenzo Society, Lancaster, PA 1921-1982" On reverse, at top, a small projection with a hole for hanging the plate has been soldered on.
Green floral rim features several Mount Joy buildings (in order, clockwise from bottom left: "Old Fire House," "Red Lion Hotel," "first industry - 1829," "Cedar Hill Female Seminary- 1839, " "Old Post Office." Bottom of rim reads, "A Voyage through the century." Center reads "Mount Joy Centennial / May 26 - May 30 / 1851 - 1951 / Good Ship Mount Joy" around an image of a many-sailed ship crossing an ocean.
Back readsThis plate commemorates the incorporation / of the borough of Mount Joy in 1851. It is re- / produced on the 100th anniversary in 1951. / Prior to 1851, six small villages were in / existence, Mountjoy (Rohrerstown), Richland, / Mountjoy Continued (Wallickstown), Mountjoy Extended, Richland and Mountjoy Connected, and Richland Extension, / The name of Mount Joy was the name of a seventeenth century Irish Ship."