Medal - State of Maine Bicentennial brass

Location United States
Year 2020
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Brass
Weight 42 g
Diameter 44.45 mm
Thickness 3.175 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description A bull moose (Alces alces) is in the foreground with Mount Kineo and Moosehead Lake (Piscataquis County, Maine, USA) in the background, above which is the stylized North Star and banner reading DIRIGO from the Coat of Arms of the State of Maine. The top of the obverse reads MAINE BICENTENNIAL with the dual date 1820 - 2020 below.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering MAINE BICENTENNIAL DIRIGO 1820 - 2020
(Translation: Dirigo - I direct)
Reverse description Monhegan Harbor (Monhegan, Lincoln County, Maine, USA) with moored fishing boats, above which is the State of Maine coat of arms. At the bottom of the reverse the words LEADING THE WAY are superimposed on a depiction of wild blueberries (Vaccinium sp.).
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering DIRIGO MAINE LEADING THE WAY
(Translation: Dirigo - I direct)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 8770832140
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