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Token - U.S.S. North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Composition | Brass |
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| Obverse description | A detailed relief profile view of the battleship USS North Carolina underway, with a billowing smoke cloud in the background filling the upper field. In the lower portion of the field, the circular seal of the Battleship Commission is depicted, featuring an anchor and the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina, framed by a rope border. The legend arcs around the upper rim, with additional inscriptions flanking the seal in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP MEMORIAL U.S.S. NORTH CAROLINA THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA BATTLESHIP COMMISSION WILMINGTON, N.C. |
| Reverse description | A bold bow-on relief view of the battleship USS North Carolina cutting through waves, with its superstructure and gun turrets rendered in fine detail. Twelve stars are evenly distributed around the inner border of the field. The curved legend in the upper portion records the ship's service history, and the inscription PRIDE OF THE PACIFIC appears in the lower field, with a copyright mark and the date 1962 noted at lower right. |
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