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Token - Death Valley - Land of Great Hardship
| Location | United States |
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| Type | Souvenir medallion |
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| Obverse description | Within a raised inner circle, a relief scene depicts an ox-drawn covered wagon traversing a desert landscape with rocky hills in the background. The legend DEATH VALLEY curves along the upper perimeter and LAND OF GREAT HARDSHIP along the lower, separated by two five-pointed stars in the field. A suspension hole is pierced at the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | DEATH VALLEY * LAND OF GREAT HARDSHIP * MACO N.Y.C. |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a raised inner circle containing six lines of stacked inscriptional text commemorating the dedication of Death Valley National Monument by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and noting that Badwater is the lowest point in the U.S. at 279.6 ft. below sea level, with the phrase DEATH to early pioneers. Around the perimeter, DEATH VALLEY NAT'L MONUMENT curves at the top and GOOD LUCK COIN along the bottom, with TO EARLY PIONEERS in the lower inner border, all separated by raised dots. A suspension hole is pierced at the top. |
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