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Replica - 1/2 Dollar California Gold Octagonal
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1856 |
| Type | Coin replica |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of a Native American chief wearing a feathered headdress, set in the center of the octagonal field. Thirteen five-pointed stars are arranged around the effigy in the field, and the date 1856 appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A grizzly bear, the California state symbol, stands in profile facing left in the center of the field, flanked on either side by floral sprigs. The large denomination numeral 1/2 appears above the bear in the upper field, and the curved legend CALIFORNIA GOLD arches along the upper border. |
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| Reverse lettering | CALIFORNIA GOLD 1/2 |
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