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U.S.S. Arizona - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
| Location | United States |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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| Obverse description | The central device depicts the USS Arizona under attack, with the battleship shown in detailed relief amid smoke and water, while three Japanese aircraft fly overhead in the upper right field. The curved legend around the upper rim reads PEARL HARBOR, with the date DECEMBER 7, 1941 inscribed in a secondary arc below it. |
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| Obverse lettering | PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7, 1941 |
| Reverse description | The central device portrays a side-view relief of the USS Arizona Memorial structure, depicted as a low elongated building straddling the sunken hull, with an American flag flying from a central flagpole and a row of open windows along its midsection. The curved legend U.S.S. ARIZONA arcs around the upper rim, with PEARL HARBOR MEMORIAL in a secondary arc below, and the inscription 1102 MEN ENTOMBED BELOW appears in the lower field. |
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