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So-Called Half Dollar - Project Mercury / Telstar
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1962 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A winged male figure stands in full relief at the center, raising a spherical satellite aloft in his right hand while communication cables drape from his lowered left arm and coil around his body. The figure stands on a stylized base representing clouds or waves. The legend TELSTAR arcs along the upper left rim with WORLD SATELLITE COMMUNICATION continuing to the right, and the date 1962 appears in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | TELSTAR WORLD SATELLITE COMMUNICATION 1962 |
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