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Dollar - Colorado Century of Progress Type IV
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1933 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a detailed relief device depicts a Colorado mining complex with industrial buildings and smokestacks set against a mountain backdrop with a rising sun, and in the foreground a muleteer with a pack animal. The lower field bears a three-line inscription advocating silver use. The outer legend reads CENTURY OF PROGRESS around the top and 1833 • WORLDS FAIR • 1933 around the bottom, flanked by stars. |
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| Obverse lettering | CENTURY OF PROGRESS / USE SILVER TO / RESTORE / PROSPERITY / 1833 • WORLDS FAIR • 1933 |
| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the Colorado State Seal is rendered in relief, featuring a heraldic shield with mountains and crossed mining tools, surmounted by the Eye of Providence within a triangular pediment and a fasces device. Flanking scrolls bear the motto NIL SINE NUMINE, with TRADE MARK inscribed below the shield. The outer legend reads ONE • OUNCE • OF • PURE • SILVER around the top and COLORADO around the bottom, flanked by stars and floral ornaments. |
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