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Token - Centennial of Germans from Russia in Dakota Territory
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts in relief of a bearded man and a woman shown in profile facing right, flanked by wheat stalks on either side. The surrounding legend reads 'CENTENNIAL / GERMANS FROM RUSSIA IN DAKOTA TERRITORY', with the inscription 'THEY CAME' in the field and 'BISMARCK, N. DAK. / JUNE 8-9-10, 1973' in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a pioneer homestead with a sod house and a windmill in relief, above the dates '1873 - 1973'. A plow is shown in the lower field alongside the German motto 'ARBEIT MACHT DAS LEBEN SÜSS'. The peripheral legend around the left reads 'IN AMERIKA DURCH GOTTES GNADE'. |
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