© Bobby Harpoon (CC BY)
© Bobby Harpoon (CC BY)
Medal - National Bicentinnial at Valley forge Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
1976 year| Brass | 12.2 g | 34 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1976 |
| Composition | Brass |
| Weight | 12.2 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Thickness | 1.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#390838 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Independence hall. first and current american flags
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES
INDEPENDENCE HALL
1776-1976
BICENTENNIAL
Edge
Plain
Comment
Valley forge was the location of the Continetial Army winter camp. Washington took his 12,000 troops to make a more permanent encampment. The encampment site was close enough that could protect the countryside around Philadelphia. There is a park at the site with reconstructed huts such as were there during the war.
