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Token - California Gold Discovery California Sesquicentennial
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts Sutter's Mill in high relief, flanked by two oval portrait busts: John A. Sutter to the left and James W. Marshall to the right, each identified by a label beneath. The arc legend 'CALIFORNIA' appears prominently at the top with 'SESQUICENTENNIAL' below it, the dates '1848' and '1998' flank the central device at mid-field, and the legend 'GOLD DISCOVERY' arcs along the lower border. |
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| Reverse description | The Great Seal of the State of California rendered in relief, depicting the seated figure of Minerva with spear and shield, a grizzly bear in the foreground, a miner at work, a sailing ship on the bay, and mountains in the background. The legend 'THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF' arcs around the upper field, 'CALIFORNIA' appears along the lower border, and the motto 'EUREKA' is inscribed within the inner field above the central device. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA |
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