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Birthday Dollar - Los Angeles Bicentennial In Conquest of Space
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Trade token |
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| Obverse description | The field features a multi-element space exploration composite design in relief: at left, an early rocket on a launch tower surrounded by exhaust clouds, referencing the Caltech rocket tests of the late 1930s; at center-right, modules of the Apollo spacecraft; and in the upper field, a satellite passing a planet, referencing the Pioneer 10 probe near Jupiter. The legend 'LOS ANGELES' arcs along the upper left rim and 'IN CONQUEST OF SPACE' along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | The central device is the Los Angeles Bicentennial logo, a stylized figure with raised arms surmounted by concentric arcs representing a rainbow, all in bold relief. Flanking the logo in the field are two text blocks noting the denomination, authorized outlets, and expiration date. The surrounding legend reads '1781 · LOS ANGELES BICENTENNIAL · 1981 · BIRTHDAY DOLLAR ·' with a copyright notice '© 1979' below the central device. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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