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New York's Famous Knickerbocker Beer
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1955 |
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| Weight | 5.38 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a full-length figure of an 18th-century Dutch-style man in period dress, holding a cane or staff, in relief against a plain field. The curved legend reads NEW YORK'S FAMOUS to the left and KNICKERBOCKER BEER to the right around the periphery. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device shows a perspective view of the Jacob Ruppert brewery building with the name JACOB RUPPERT inscribed on its facade, set above an elevated railway structure with tracks and girders visible in the lower field. The upper legend reads THIRD AVENUE 'EL' and the dates 1878 and 1955 appear in the lower field flanking the elevated railway, commemorating the closing of the Third Avenue El. |
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