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Medal - Memphis Sesquicentennial Memphis, Tennessee
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Thickness | 2.7 mm |
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| Obverse description | Three overlapping busts in left-facing profile relief, identified below as De Soto, Jackson, and Handy, representing prominent figures associated with Memphis history. The legend in the lower field reads MEMPHIS / SESQUICENTENNIAL, 1819-1969 in a combination of bold upright and arched lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicting the seal of Memphis and Shelby County within a rounded rectangular frame, showing a Mississippi River sternwheel steamboat in profile, flanked by a cotton plant and a cotton boll in the lower field, with a decorative gear element in the upper right. The surrounding legend reads SHELBY MEMPHIS COUNTY / TENNESSEE, with a mintmark P in the exergue. |
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