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Medal - Vallejo Numismatic Society Vallejo, California
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicts a detailed side view of the USS Saginaw, a steam-and-sail gunboat, showing paddle wheel, masts, rigging, and smokestack. The legend arcing along the upper rim reads U.S.S. SAGINAW 1859, with the engraver's initials JH in the lower left field. A three-line inscription in the lower field records the vessel's history, with the date 2002 at the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | U.S.S. SAGINAW 1859 JH FIRST SHIP BUILT ON MARE ISLAND. WRECKED ON A REEF IN 1870 AT OCEAN BEACH. 2002 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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