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Elongated coin - 805th T.D. BN. - 75 CW Tank Destroyer
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Horizontal oval field bordered by a barbed wire motif running around the full perimeter. In the centre, a relief depiction of a 75mm GMC tank destroyer (marked '145') is shown in profile on tracks. The legend '805th T.D. BN.' arcs across the upper field, 'REUNION' appears along the lower field flanked by dashes, '2000' is inscribed vertically along the left, '75 CW TANK DESTROYER' to the right, and the engraver's initials 'JW' appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | 805th T.D. BN. REUNION 2000 75CW TANK DESTROYER JW |
| Reverse description | The reverse reveals the elongated and flattened design of the host coin, a Canadian 5-cent piece dated 1979, showing a beaver in relief on a log with maple leaf ornaments flanking the legend '5 CENTS' above and 'CANADA 1979' below, all distorted by the roller-milling process. |
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