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Elongated Coin - Telstar 1 Satellite 1962
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Technique | Rolled / Pressed |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Telstar 1 communications satellite in high relief, rendered in detailed three-quarter view showing its distinctive spherical body covered with solar cells and antenna arrays. Below the device, a raised legend in three lines reads TELSTAR 1 / SATELLITE / 1962, all contained within an oval raised border typical of elongated coin format. |
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| Reverse lettering | (Translation: Bringing in wealth and fortune. Nanjing Mint Co., Ltd.) |
| Mint | Co., Ltd. Edge Reeded |
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