High relief of horse drawn wagon near Knox Hotel, with modern El Cajon Courthouse in background with sun
Obverse lettering
El Cajon
1912-1987
75TH
ANNIVERSARY
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
City of El Cajon seal above information, Lewis Buckle Company logo and MADE IN USA logo below
Reverse lettering
LIMITED EDITION
328 OF 1000
BEGUN AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD CALLED THE CORNERS,
THE VILLAGE OF EL CAJON BECAME A CITY IN 1912, CLAIMING
AN INCORPORATED AREA OF 3.6 SQUARE MILES AND A
CITIZENRY OF 580.
THE MOST DISTINGUISHING ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE IN OLD
EL CAJON WAS THE KNOX HOTEL; THE FORERUNNER OF TODAY`S
COMMERCE, THE AWARD-WINNING CITY HALL, AND THE EAST
COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. EL CAJON HAS GROWN
TO 14.13 SQUARE MILES, WHICH INCLUDE NUMEROUS COMMER-
CIAL AREAS. A THRIVING INDUSTRIAL ZONE, AN AIRPORT, A SAN
DIEGO COUNTY COURTHOUSE SERVING EAST COUNTY, AND
HUNDREDS OF PLEASANT NEIGHBORHOODS. IN 1986, EL
CAJON`S CITIZENS NUMBERED 81,752.
MEDALLION DESIGN BY GARTH HYDE
