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Medal - Father Marquette
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Forward-facing bust of Father Jacques Marquette in high relief against a mirror-polished field, depicted in clerical attire with a folded collar. The surrounding legend reads FATHER MARQUETTE at the top and EXPEDITION STIMULATED SETTLEMENT OF CHICAGO REGION along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed relief scene depicts several figures in period dress approaching a log cabin dwelling surrounded by bare-branched trees, with smoke rising from a chimney and a canoe visible at lower right. The inscription in an outlined panel at the base of the field reads 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DWELLING BUILT BY FATHER MARQUETTE AT CHICAGO 1674 - 1974. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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