Medal - Yellowstone National Park Elk

Location United States
Year
Type Souvenir medallion
Composition
Weight 20.3 g
Diameter 38.9 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge Reeded © Slipstreamed (CC BY-NC)
Period
Notice
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Obverse description Depiction of an Elk facing right; park name at top, animal name at bottom separated by five five-pointed stars on left and right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ★★★★★
★★★★★ ELK
Reverse description Text in 13 lines; mintmark at bottom.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering ELK ARE THE
MOST ABUNDANT
LARGE MAMMAL FOUND
IN YELLOWSTONE.
EVIDENCE CONFIRMS THEIR
CONTINUOUS PRESENCE FOR
AT LEAST 1,000 YEARS. MORE
THAN 30,000 ELK FROM 7 - 8
DIFFERENT HERDS SUMMER
IN YELLOWSTONE &
APPROXIMATELY 15,000
TO 22,000 WINTER
IN THE PARK.
MM
Mintage ND MM
Numisquare ID 9772878304
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