Medal - Yellowstone National Park Centennial Colter Explores The Yellowstone
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Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1972 |
| Composition | Tombac |
| Diameter | 38.0 mm |
| Thickness | 4.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled (high relief) |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 563770 |
Series: National Parks Centennial
Obverse
Half-length figure right holding rifle
Script: Latin
Lettering:
COLTER EXPLORES THE YELLOWSTONE
1807
Engraver: Boris Buzan
Designer: Frank Hagel
Reverse
Old Faithful
Script: Latin
Lettering:
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL
1872-1972
Engraver: Boris Buzan
Designer: Frank Hagel
Edge
Script: Latin
Mint
Medallic Art Company, Danbury, United States (1972-1991)Comments
The National Parks Centennial series were minted by the Medallic Arts Company and Roche Jaune. The designs on the medallions were done by the artist Frank Hagel and there was forty medallions issued between 1970 and 1984. The series was endorsed by the National Parks Foundation of the US Department of Interior. Each medallion is individually serialized on the edge and presented in a box.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1972 | |||||||||||||||
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