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| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1979 |
| Type | Festival medal |
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| Obverse description | Central design features two steam locomotives facing each other on a single track, commemorating the meeting of the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, set against a raised relief outline map of the contiguous United States. The upper arc legend references the Coinarama event dates and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869, while the lower field bears the city name. Designer initials JB and JEH appear in the lower field flanking the map. |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a raised relief outline map of San Diego County with a textured surface, inscribed with the council's founding date. The surrounding legend, separated by five five-pointed stars, identifies the issuing organization. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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