National Park Service - USS Bowfin SS-287 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing entity | United States National Parks |
| Type | Souvenir medallions |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 22.49 g |
| Diameter | 38.7 mm |
| Thickness | 7.67 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 554359 |
Obverse
Sun set to the right
Ship in the water moving right
Script: Latin
Lettering:
USS BOWFIN
PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
USS BOWFIN
1943 - 1971
PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII
Reverse
Submarine in the middle
Script: Latin
Lettering:
Length : 311 feet 9 inches
Width: 27 feet 3 inches
Launched : December 7, 1942
USS BOWFIN SS-287
The Pearl Harbor Avenger
Commissioned: May 1, 1943
Class: Balao Submarine
Crew: 80
MM
Edge
Reeded
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Mint
| MM | Medalcraft Mint, Wisconsin, United States (1948-date) |
Comments
This was available in a Medallion machine in the Pacific Fleet Memorial Museum gift shop. Little is available about these medallions except that they were minted by Maverick Mint, a small minting company. It was available in 2018.
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