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Medal - History of the United States Government Civil Service Based on Merit
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1966-1977 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a full-length figure of a 19th-century gentleman in formal attire standing in the center of the field, holding a book, with clerks and office furnishings rendered in relief in the background. The legend GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE BASED ON MERIT curves along the upper border, flanked by two stars at the base, with the date JAN. 16, 1883 inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE BASED ON MERIT NAT JAN. 16, 1883 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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