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Fifty-State Bicentennial Minnesota

Location United States
Year 1973
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Composition Silver (.925)
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Obverse description The obverse features a large eight-pointed star in relief at the top of the highly polished field, flanked by laurel branches on either side. The legend 'L'ETOILE DU NORD' arcs above the central inscription 'MINNESOTA' in large letters, with 'ATTAINED STATEHOOD MAY 11, 1858' below, and '32ND STATE' appearing in a cartouche at the bottom.
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Reverse description The reverse displays a stylized wilderness scene in relief against a deeply mirrored field, depicting a standing white-tailed deer beside conifer trees, with two geese in flight to the right and an eight-pointed star above. In the lower field, a body of water is rendered with fish visible beneath the surface.
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