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America in Space - Transit
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Weight | 24.4 g |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts the Transit navigational satellite in high relief, connected by a chain to a cylindrical DISCOS proof-mass canister, set against a dark background representing space with small star and satellite motifs in relief. The curved legend reads along the upper left periphery, with the name of the satellite at the bottom, flanked by stars, and a small designer's mark (cb) in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The dark field displays a relief depiction of the Earth or Moon in the upper left, surrounded by small star motifs scattered across the field. Six lines of incuse inscribed text fill the central and lower portions of the field, describing the DISCOS system and its navigational significance, with the Franklin Mint mark absent from the visible legend on this face. |
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