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Portola Festival - 1913 - San Francisco, CA
NOTE: See also Part I, ,Portola Festival—1909.
Medal struck to commemorate 400th anniversary of discovery of Pacific Ocean by Vasco Nunez de Balboa. Organization almost identical with that of 1909 Festival; city-wide affair, held Oct. 22-25, 1913; out-of-town visitors approximated 1,250,000. Program also similar to prior one except Balboa, instead of Portola, arrived by water through Golden Gate; "thirty-three nations actively participated." Four-day carnival permitted visitors to inspect work progress on 1915 Panama- Pacific Exposition (listed Part I). This was Official Medal; designer and number struck unknown but today, piece is very rare.
Obverse: Within circle, full figure of female dancer; outside, above Portola Festival; outside, below · San Francisco, Oct. 22-25, 1913·
Reverse: Within circle, figure of upright dancing bear, holding key in l. front paw.
HK-397 - Brass. Octagonal, size 21 x 21.
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