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Medal - History of the United States Scopes Trial on Evolution
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Edge | Plain with inscription |
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| Obverse description | The field features a high-relief scene depicting the Scopes Trial courtroom, with multiple figures including seated attorneys and a standing orator gesturing toward a packed gallery of spectators. The legend SCOPES TRIAL ON EVOLUTION arcs along the upper border, separated by five-pointed stars, with JULY 10-21, 1925 inscribed along the lower border. A small engraver's initial appears in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a polished field framed by an engraved decorative oval border with corner ornaments. At the top, the date 1925 appears within a raised cartouche. The central field contains a multi-line inscription listing key historical events of 1925, with the Franklin Mint mark visible in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1925 JAN. - Gang wars erupt in Chicago; JULY 10-21 - The legality of fundamentalist teaching in public schools tested during the Scopes trial; OCT. - Florida land boom reaches its peak; OCT. 25-DEC. 17 - Court martial of Gen. William Mitchell, exponent of U.S. air power. FM |
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