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Award Medal - Colorado Industrial Association

Location United States
Year 1873
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Period 19th century
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Obverse description Detailed panoramic landscape in high relief depicting scenes of agriculture, industry, and mining: in the foreground a farmer plowing with horses and harvesters at work in grain fields; in the middle ground a trestle bridge and workers; in the background a mining facility with smoking chimney set against a mountain range with a radiant sun rising above the peaks. The circular legend reads COLORADO INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION around the upper periphery, with the motto OMNIA VINCIT LABOR on a ribbon banner in the lower exergue.
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Reverse description Engraved presentation inscription within a decorative wreath composed of wheat, corn, oak, and other agricultural motifs. The legend AWARDED TO appears in struck capitals at the top of the wreath, followed by the hand-engraved recipient name and award category in script. The date 1873 appears in a cartouche at the base of the wreath flanked by pumpkins and fruits.
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