1976-1996 American Bicentennial Commemorative Memento; Double Faced High Relief Coin American Made
1976. Presumed first pressing/minting thus. Coin/Medal. Plastic case, three inches long and 2.25 inches wide. RARE--extensive internet searching did not yield information on this or an image of this coin. Inside is a red, white and blue paper holder, 2,875 inches by 2.875 inches with a circle cut out for the coin. The coin is approximately 1.5 inches in diameter. One side shows the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial and the other side has the outline of the State of Georgia. Around the outer edge it says Georgia 1776 Peach State. Within the outline of the state of Georgia are the names of the cities of Rome, Gainsville, Atlanta, Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Savannah and also Okefenokee Swamp. The material appears to be bronze. This item does not use the official Bicentennial logo and there was not licensed b the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration. The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic. The Bicentennial culminated on Sunday, July 4, 1976, with the 200th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Founding Fathers in the Second Continental Congress. On December 11, 1973, and created the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA), which was charged with encouraging and coordinating locally sponsored events. The Ford administration stressed the themes of renewal and rebirth based on a restoration of traditional values, giving a nostalgic and exclusive reading of the American past. More
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