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Medal - Canton Sesquicentennial Canton, Connecticut
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1956 |
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| Composition | Billon (.300 silver) (62% copper, 30% silver, 8% zinc) |
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| Obverse description | Central medallion bearing the seal of Canton, depicting a sheaf of wheat, a cogwheel, and a brick, flanked in the outer field by a machete on the left and a hatchet on the right in relief. The bold legend CANTON arches across the upper portion of the medallion, with the commemorative dates 1806-1956 along the lower field. A circular legend reading PRIDE IN THE PAST... FAITH IN THE FUTURE runs along the outer rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRIDE IN THE PAST... FAITH IN THE FUTURE CANTON WHITEHEAD-HOAG 1806-1956 |
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| Reverse lettering | THE COLLINS COMPANY 1826 1956 FIRST FACTORY BUILDING 1826 AXES HATCHETS MACHETES HAMMERS |
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