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Token - Frank Buck ND
| Bronze | 12.14 g | 32 mm |
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal republic (1776-date) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 12.14 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#369198 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Cat Head
Script: Malayalam
Lettering: TIDAK HILANG BERANI
Translation: Do not lose courage.
Edge
Plain
Comment
Frank Buck was an adventurer who became world famous for his safari trips around the world and for bringing back over 100,000 live exotic and wild animals to the US for zoos and circuses.He was the director for the San Diego Zoo. There were comic and adventure books for kids and bubble gum cards.
Frank Buck toured with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and brought his popular "Jungle Camp" to the 1939 New York World's Fair.
He also wrote numerous books. In his time during the earlier half of the 20th century, he filled the imagination of kids and adults and was a big star known by all.
