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Medallion - The Shot Heard 'Round the World
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1976 |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Obverse description | The central field features a relief reproduction of the 2-cent Lexington-Concord commemorative postage stamp depicting the Battle of Lexington, flanked by the dates 1776 and 1976. Below the stamp, a scroll-form banner bears the legend LEXINGTON-CONCORD with the designer's initials WDA, and the motto In God We Trust appears in Gothic script beneath. The surrounding legend arcs across the upper field and lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The upper two-thirds of the reverse field are occupied by a multi-line narrative inscription in relief. In the lower portion of the field, a heraldic American eagle with wings spread is depicted in relief, holding arrows in one talon and an olive branch in the other, perched atop a shield. |
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