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Medallion - First American Flag
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a relief reproduction of the 6-cent U.S. postage stamp depicting the first American flag with thirteen stripes and a canton of thirteen stars, accompanied by the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above. A scroll banner in the lower field bears the inscription PROUDLY IT WAVES, with IN GOD WE TRUST below in script. The dates 1776 and 1976 flank the stamp at left and right respectively, surrounded by a ring of thirteen five-pointed stars, with FIRST AMERICAN FLAG arching along the upper rim and BICENTENNIAL ISSUE along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | FIRST AMERICAN FLAG On June 14, 1777, Congress made the following resolution: "The flag of the United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white on a blue field...". The Continental Congress defined the symbolic meaning of the flag: White, Purity and Innocence; Red, Hardiness and Valor; Blue Vigilance, Perseverance and Justice. A popular, patriotic designation of our flag is OLD GLORY. |
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