1935 CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION ~ SAN DIEGO ~ SOUVENIR MEDAL

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CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIADate: 1935Material: CopperRim: PlainSize: 15/16-Inch / 24-mm DiameterCondition: Very FineObverse: " California Pacific International Exposition - 1935 " around an image of the park with " San Diego " below.Reverse: " State Of California - Souvenir " around California's State Seal with " Eureka " at the top.Comments: This California Pacific Int'l Expo souvenir medal is in very nice original condition. There are 3 corrosion spots on the rim, that have spilled over onto the obverse near "State", and a couple of other spots on the reverse. It has some rub / wear due to normal handling and storage. It has not been cleaned and has nice original color, with some luster.According to the Internet : The California Pacific International Exposition was an exposition held in San Diego, California during May 29, 1935-November 11, 1935 and February 12, 1936-September 9, 1936. The exposition was held in Balboa Park, San Diego's large central urban park, which had also been the site of the earlier Panama-California Exposition in 1915.The Exposition was held to promote San Diego and support its economy, which had slowed with the country's Great Depression. The first year was such a financial and attendance success that it was held over for a second year. The exposition had hundreds read more