Dollar - Pacific American International Exposition U.S.S. Battleship Oregon

Reverse

Battleship and rowboat. Legend above and below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SOUVENIR METAL FROM THE BATTLESHIP OREGON
• BULLDOG • OF • THE • NAVY •

Comment

Pacific American International Exposition 1930 Bronze, 34.5 mm, this was a privately issued medal in anticipation of the exposition that WAS NEVER HELD. The medal is listed as HK-459 and is described as very scarce. The medal was struck from metal off the U.S.S. Battleship Oregon berthed in Portland following WW I. The obverse is very similar to the Lewis and Clark official medal from 1905 HK325 and should see plenty of attention from collectors from a variety of areas