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| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1915 |
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| Composition | Gold plated bronze (Bronze gilt) |
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| Obverse description | Octagonal souvenir token with all-text design within a beaded inner circle. The field bears multiple lines of incuse legend reading OFFICIAL / SOUVENIR / DAYS OF '49 / PANAMA PACIFIC / INTERNATIONAL / EXPOSITION / SAN FRANCISCO, with the date 1915 below and COPYRIGHTED at the base outside the beaded circle. |
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| Obverse lettering | OFFICIAL / SOUVENIR / DAYS OF '49 / PANAMA PACIFIC / INTERNATIONAL / EXPOSITION / SAN FRANCISCO / 1915 / COPYRIGHTED |
| Reverse description | Facsimile of the famous California $50 gold slug, featuring a heraldic eagle with spread wings at center, clutching arrows and an olive branch, with a shield on its breast and a banner inscribed IN GOD WE TRUST above. The circular legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA runs around the inner beaded border, FIFTY appears at the base, and the outer legend reads FACSIMILE OF FAMOUS CALIFORNIA FIFTY DOLLAR GOLD SLUG USED BY THE PIONEERS * 1850 * with COPYRIGHTED also present. |
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