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Medal - Cabrillo National Monument San Diego, California
| Location | United States |
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| Weight | 12 g |
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| Obverse description | A three-masted sailing vessel, identified as the San Salvador, depicted under full sail in low relief upon the field, with stylized waves in the exergue below. A suspension hole is pierced at the top of the hexagonal flan. The legend is inscribed in four lines across the lower portion of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CABRILLO NATIONAL MONUMENT SAN DIEGO CALIF. |
| Reverse description | The reverse field bears an entirely textual design with an inscribed legend in five lines commemorating Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's discovery of San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542, quoting from his expedition log. A suspension hole is pierced at the top of the hexagonal flan. |
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