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Medal - Pacific Railroad Completion Restrike

Location United States
Year 1869
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description Truncated bare bust of President Ulysses S. Grant in high relief facing right, occupying the upper portion of the field. A horizontal line separates the bust from the lower legend panel, which bears the commemorative inscription in three lines. The surrounding legend arcs along the left and right periphery of the field.
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Obverse lettering PRESIDENCY OF U. S. GRANT / THE OCEANS UNITED BY RAILWAY / MAY 10, 1869.
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Reverse lettering EVERY MOUNTAIN SHALL BE MADE LOW / W. BARBER F. / MEDAL SERIES OF THE U. S. MINT. / J POLLOCK DIRECTOR
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