Date
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Inscription on front: "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN/ 1706/1790/ PRINTER.PHILOSOPHER/ SCIENTIST. STATESMAN/ DIPLOMATIST"
On reverse: "STRVCK BY ACT OF THE CONGRESS/ OF THE VNITED STATES/ TO COMMEMORATE THE TWO HVNDREDTH/ ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF/ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN/ MCMVI"; also on reverse are the words: "HISTORY"; "LITERATVRE"; "SCIENCE"; "PHILOSOPHY"
Dimensions
Diam.: 10.1 cm (4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the United States Government
Reference Number
1912.1842
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