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Title: Portola Expedition bicentennial commemorative coins
Date Created and/or Issued: 1969/ /
Contributing Institution: History San Jose Research Library
Collection: History San Jose Online Catalog
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Description: Two copper commemorative coins from the bicentennial of the 1769 Portola Expedition. On one side: image of Spanish explorer atop horse, and standing priest, with rose in foreground. "California Bicentennial/La Fiesta de Las Rosas" along top and bottom. On verso: image of California state. "San Jose State Capital/Santa Clara County" along top and bottom. "This coin contains copper left by early Spanish expedition, found on old mission grounds, Santa Clara" printed in center of coin.
Type: image
Identifier: ECDB1F7D-E441-4FE1-A17D-319337117090
1997-118-10a-b
Subject: Commemoration
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