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Medal - Eyewitness President Nixon's Journey to China
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | In the lower field, two seated figures face each other in relief: Chairman Mao Zedong on the left and President Richard M. Nixon on the right, depicted in armchairs in a diplomatic meeting scene. The upper portion of the field is filled with a bilingual legend in Latin and Chinese characters repeating the peace motto, with the engraver's initials 'Vm' visible at the bottom of the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a relief map of China with a dotted flight path tracing President Nixon's itinerary across the country, rendered against a mirror-polished field. City names marking the stops along the route are inscribed on the map, and a curved legend along the lower rim identifies the journey and its dates. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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