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Dollar - U.S. Centennial Exposition Art Gallery Building
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1876 |
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| Composition | Gold plated copper (copper gilt) |
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| Obverse lettering | above Centennial / Art gallery; below Philadelphia / In memorial; at lower l. edge edifice W. H. Key. F |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears an entirely typographic design with no pictorial elements, presenting a multi-line commemorative inscription in relief across the plain field. The centennial dates 1776 and 1876 appear at the top and bottom respectively, framing the text. A microscopic patent notice is inscribed along the lower edge. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1776 / Illustrating / the growth and prosperity / of a free people / in a hundred years / 1876; at bottom edge, microscopic Pat Nov. 3, 1874 H&L [Hartell & Letchworth, manufacturers]; |
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