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Bicentennial Medal - 200 Years of Freedom
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Weight | 84 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features four portrait busts in high relief depicting George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John F. Kennedy arranged across the lower field, with a bald eagle displayed in the upper center. Surrounding historical vignettes include Independence Hall, stripes and stars of the American flag, the Spirit of '76 figural group, and a Saturn V rocket at launch, all framed by the peripheral legend and a lower inscription. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is divided into thirteen radiating wedge-shaped segments, each containing a raised outline map of one of the original thirteen states accompanied by the state's name and ratification date in incuse lettering. A five-pointed star in sunken relief occupies the central roundel, and the overall composition mirrors the tridecagonal shape of the medal. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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