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The National WWII Museum - Iwo Jima New Orleans, Louisiana
| Location | United States |
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| Weight | 21.19 g |
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| Obverse description | Relief depiction of the iconic Iwo Jima flag-raising scene, showing six U.S. Marines hoisting the American flag atop a rocky summit, based on the famous Joe Rosenthal photograph of February 23, 1945. The date 1945 appears to the left in the field, and the legend IWO JIMA is inscribed in bold relief to the right. An arc legend along the upper border reads UNCOMMON VALOR WAS A COMMON VIRTUE. |
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| Reverse description | The central field features the official logo of The National WWII Museum, depicted as a stylized rectangular emblem with the letters WWII rendered in an architectural, monument-like design. Below the logo, the legend THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM is inscribed in two lines. The circular border legend reads THE NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM along the upper arc and NEW ORLEANS along the lower arc. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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