Circular tin planchet. Obv: Inscription in raised letters, HARRISON-REID AND PROTECTION/ 1892, enclosing in a depressed center, PROTECTION'S BANNER GUARDS OUR LAND FROM ENGLAND'S GREED AND PAUPER PAY; AND WHEN I PLAY GREAT BRITAIN'S HAND/ PLEASE TAKE ME FOR A BLOOMING JAY; incuse letters. Rev: Blank. Suspended from a diplayed eagle clasp.

A debate over trade policy dominated the 1892 campaign, Republicans favoring a protective tariff on imports, Democrats pushing for reducing the tariff. Domestic production of tin was threatened by competition from England, which paid its workers "pauper wages" according to Republicans.