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Token - Fort Knox Prospect, Maine

Location United States
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Composition Brass
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Obverse description The obverse depicts a detailed relief view of Fort Knox, showing the granite fortification with its bastions, ramparts, and cannon emplacements in perspective. The legend 'FORT KNOX' arcs prominently along the upper rim, with 'PROSPECT' and 'MAINE' below it, while an inscription within the fort's gate area reads 'PROSPECT A TOWN SINCE 1794' and a further legend across the lower field reads 'ITS MIGHTY CANNON NEVER WERE CHALLENGED ... NOW A STATE PARK'.
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Obverse lettering FORT KNOX PROSPECT MAINE PROSPECT A TOWN SINCE 1794 ITS MIGHTY CANNON NEVER WERE CHALLENGED ... NOW A STATE PARK
Reverse description The reverse features a wreath of pine branches and cones encircling the field, with three small birds perched at the top and a waterfowl depicted at the base. The central field carries a multi-line inspirational legend in raised relief, headed by the word 'GOD' at the apex.
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