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Medal - History of the United States Winter at Valley Forge
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1966-1977 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a plain field filled with engraved text listing key events of 1778, framed within an oval decorative border with rope-like corner ornaments. The date '1778' appears in a cartouche at the top, and the Franklin Mint mark is present at the bottom center of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1778 Continental Army endures freezing winter at Valley Forge; FEB. 6 - First official recognition of U.S. comes from France; JUNE 17 - Congress rejects British peace offer; JUNE 18 - British evacuate Philadelphia; JUNE 28 - Battle of Monmouth, N.J.; JULY 3 - Massacre at Wyoming, Pa.; DEC. 29 - British take Savannah, Georgia. |
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