1939 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION ~ UNION PACIFIC SOUVENIR MEDAL ~ 1.25"

Description

GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION – UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY – MEDAL
Date:
1939
Material:
Aluminum
Rim:
Plain
Size:
1.25-inch / 32-mm diameter
Condition:
Almost Uncirculated
Obverse:
“
Golden Gate International Exposition
” around the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay and ‘Tower of the Sun’.
Reverse:
“
Road of the Streamliners and Challengers – Union Pacific
” around 2 train engines and a shield with “
Union Pacific – The Overland Route
” and “
Aluminum in These – Famous Trains – Furnished By – Aluminum Company of America
” below.
Comments:
This souvenir medal is in exceptionally nice original condition. It has a light die-crack near the “9” of the date. It has very minor rub on the high points due to normal handling and storage. It has not been cleaned and has nice original color and luster.
According to Wikipedia
:
The
Golden Gate International Exposition
(GGIE)
(1939 and 1940), held at San Francisco’s Treasure Island, was a World’s Fair celebrating, among other things, the city's two newly built bridges. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. The exposition opened from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940. Treasure Island
, a flat, geometrically-shaped, artificial island, was built for the Exposition near where the Oakland span and the San Francisco span of the Bay Bridge join. Built by the federal government, Treasure Island was to be an airport for Pan American’s transpacific flying boats, like the China Clipper. Due to wartime needs, it was turned into a naval base used by the US Navy from 1941 to 1997.
The theme of the exposition was "Pageant of the Pacific", as it showcased the goods of nations bordering the Pacific Ocean. The theme was physically symbolized by "The Tower of the Sun" and a giant, 80-foot statue of Pacifica, goddess of the Pacific Ocean.
This Golden Gate International Expo souvenir medal will make a great addition into either your Union Pacific Train, World’s Fair, San Francisco or vintage medal collection.
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