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America in Space - Mariner IV
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a detailed relief of the Mariner IV spacecraft in the field, with solar panels extended and a parabolic antenna visible, shown passing above a relief globe representing Mars. The curved legend around the upper periphery reads FIRST PHOTOGRAPHIC EXPLORATION OF MARS, with MARINER IV along the lower border; a small star and the engraver's initials LB appear in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a plain dark field with a small raised circular inset depicting Mars in the upper left. A multi-line inscribed text block in the centre of the field commemorates the Mariner IV mission, giving the launch date and key mission facts; no mint mark is visible on this face. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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