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Medal - Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc. Promontory Summit, Utah
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Weight | 23.85 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a detailed high-relief scene of the historic Golden Spike ceremony, showing two facing locomotives on the tracks surrounded by a large crowd of figures. A champagne bottle is raised in celebration at center, with telegraph poles visible in the background. The circumferential legend reads GOLDEN SPIKE CENTENNIAL above and PROMONTORY SUMMIT, UTAH below, with the date MAY 10, 1969 appearing in the lower exergue flanked by small decorative sprigs. |
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| Obverse lettering | GOLDEN SPIKE CENTENNIAL MAY 10, 1969 PROMONTORY SUMMIT, UTAH |
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| Reverse lettering | RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC. FM PACIFIC COAST CHAPTER |
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