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Medal - History of the United States First U.S. Peacetime Draft
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Thickness | 2.90 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a high-relief scene of the first U.S. peacetime draft lottery of October 29, 1940, showing a blindfolded official drawing a capsule from a large bowl filled with draft numbers, flanked by two officials at a table. The legend "FIRST U.S. PEACETIME DRAFT" arcs along the upper border, with "OCT. 29, 1940" inscribed along the lower border, and a ring of six-pointed stars frames the central field. The engraver's initials "JP" appear in the lower left field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features an ornate oval cartouche enclosing a multi-line historical text inscription commemorating key events of 1940, with the year "1940" displayed in a decorative cartouche at the top. Decorative corner ornaments and a triple-line oval border frame the text field, with the Franklin Mint mark at the bottom center. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1940 As a result of World War II, the U.S. institutes many defense measures during year; SEP. 3 - U.S. transfers 50 overage destroyers to Great Britain in exchange for bases; OCT. 29 - First U.S. Peacetime Draft; NOV. 5 - President F. D. Roosevelt is elected to a third term. FM |
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