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| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1909 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a standing miner holding a pickaxe over his shoulder with a gold pan and shovel at his feet, all within a circular legend. The date 1909 appears in the field flanking the figure, with small stars as separators. The reeded border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | ALASKA GOLD * A.Y.P.E. * 1909 |
| Reverse description | A heraldic shield bearing vertical stripes in relief is centered in the field, with the fraction 1/2 above the shield and the abbreviation DWT below, together denoting the half-pennyweight denomination. The shield device is encircled by a wreath of laurel branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. |
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