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Fifty-State Bicentennial Missouri
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The Missouri state seal in high relief, featuring a quartered shield supported by two grizzly bears, surmounted by a crested helmet with a spread eagle above. The shield displays a grizzly bear and a crescent moon in the upper quarters, and a grizzly bear and the arms of the United States in the lower quarters. An arc of 24 stars appears in the upper field, and a ribbon legend encircles the central device. The mint mark FM and the Roman numeral date MDCCCXX appear in the lower field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a scene of early American exploration in the central field, showing a frontiersman in period dress paddling a canoe, with a large telescope and the outline map of Missouri in the background, and the iconic Gateway Arch of St. Louis visible to the right. The legend MISSOURI curves along the upper rim, with the date 1821 to its right, and THE EXPLORATION STATE arcs along the lower left rim. |
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