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Wooden Nickel Festival of States
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1950 |
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| Composition | Wood |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is designed in the style of a banknote, with an ornate printed border and numeral '1' roundels in the corners. The central field displays the legend 'Festival of States / March 12-18, 1950 / St. Petersburg, Florida / Welcome Wisconsin' along with the feature event 'Statesorama' at Stewart Field, identified as part of the Wisconsin Series. A portrait vignette of a Native American head appears in the lower-left corner roundel, and a map vignette in the upper-right; the denomination 'ONE WOODEN NICKEL' appears in the top and bottom borders, with a copyright notice for John B. Rogers Producing Co., Fostoria, Ohio below. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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