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Medallion - Postmasters 200th Anniversary of James Cook's Arrival in Western Canada
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Scene in high relief depicting Captain James Cook meeting with Indigenous Canadian dignitaries on shore, with a longboat beached in the foreground and crew members assisting behind him. The figures are rendered in detailed low relief against a polished field, evoking the historic first contact on the western coast of Canada. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears the Postmasters globe logo at the top center, with bilingual commemorative text in English and French arranged in the field below, all in incuse lettering on a matte background. A small mintmark star appears at the bottom center of the field. |
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