Catalog
| Location | United States |
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| 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 | |
| Reference(s) |
| 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. |
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| 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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