Bakelite
Bakelite. A synthetic resin material rarely used as a medallic composition. Bakelite is made by condensing phenols and formaldehyde; it is named after its inventor, L.H.
Baekeland, and is a trademarked name. Dyes can be added to the clear or amber-colored substance to make it any color. It is molded to form the design.excerpted with permission from
An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology
For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators
COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON
Roger W. Burdette, Editor