Token and Medal Society - Smithsonian Washington D.C.

€2.00

Location	United States
Year	1971
Type	Commemorative medals/Exhibition, fair and festival medals
Composition	Bronze
Weight	24.5 g
Diameter	38.8 mm
Thickness	2.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge	Segmented reeding with inscription Script: Latin Lettering: FM 71 P
Period
Reference(s)	Franklin#SCI-1971-21

Obverse description
Obverse lettering	FOR INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG MEN JAMES SMITHSON 1765-1825 SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS AUGUST 10, 1848 WASHINGTON AUG. 1971 ...TAMS...
Obverse script	Latin
Reverse description
Reverse lettering	TOKEN MEDAL SOCIETY EXONUMISTS ORGANIZED NOV. 19, 1960 FM
Reverse script	Latin
Mint	(FM) Franklin Mint (The Franklin Mint), Wawa, Pennsylvania, United States (1964-2003)
Mintage	1971 FM - Proof - 1 875
Catalog ID	8683402430
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