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Dollar - Middletown Centennial Middletown, CT
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1884 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Jabez Hamlin in high relief, wearing period costume with powdered wig, set within a wreath-bordered inner circle. The dates 1784 - JULY 13 - 1884 arc above the bust, with the legend JABEZ HAMLIN, FIRST MAYOR encircling below within the wreath. An outer legend reads TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST CENTENNIAL OF THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN, with a star device at the bottom, all within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1784 · JULY 13 · 1884; JABEZ HAMLIN, FIRST MAYOR; TO COMMEMORATE THE FIRST CENTENNIAL OF THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN ★ |
| Reverse description | The city seal of Middletown in the central field, depicting a detailed harbor scene with a paddle steamer, sailing vessels, industrial buildings, a locomotive, and a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground, with a radiant sun rising above. The seal is enclosed within a plain circle, with the outer legend THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN arcing above and CONNECTICUT below, flanked by two star-like ornaments. |
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