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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Lion
| Location | United States |
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| Type | Souvenir medallion |
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| Obverse description | A standing lion in high relief occupies the central field, depicted facing left with mane prominent and mouth open. The Smithsonian sunburst logo appears in the upper portion of the field, and a multi-line legend in the lower portion reads across the base of the design. A beaded border frames the oval field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse shows the roller-milled wavy line texture of the elongated coin, with a faint mirror impression of the obverse design visible as an incuse ghost image, most notably the architectural facade of the museum building and the sunburst logo. No intentional design elements are present. |
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