There were fifty five full-sized replicas cast in 1950 by the Paccard Foundry in Annecy-le-Vieux, France and shipped as gifts to states and territories to thank the United States for its part in France?s liberation. They were funded by a savings bond drive. Each state and most territories have been gifted at least one replica of the liberty bell. Each bell is numbered.
There were fifty five full-sized replicas cast in 1950 by the Paccard Foundry in Annecy-le-Vieux, France and shipped as gifts to states and territories to thank the United States for its part in France?s liberation. They were funded by a savings bond drive. Each state and most territories have been gifted at least one replica of the liberty bell. Each bell is numbered.