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Medalet - California Pacific International Exposition San Diego, California
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | A panoramic view of the Spanish Colonial Revival buildings of Balboa Park in San Diego depicted in relief, with radiating sunbeams emanating from behind the central tower. The inscription in the surrounding legend reads 'CALIFORNIA · PACIFIC · INTERNATIONAL · EXPOSITION', with 'SAN DIEGO' on a ribbon in the lower field and the date '1935' in the exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A representation of the California State Seal in relief, depicting the goddess Minerva seated in the foreground with a grizzly bear at her feet, a sailing ship and sheaves of wheat in the background, and a rising sun behind a miner. The motto 'EUREKA' appears above the central design within a beaded inner border. The legend 'STATE OF CALIFORNIA' arcs around the upper field, with 'SOUVENIR' along the lower border, flanked by five-pointed stars. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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