Name

Colorado Statehood Centennial

Dean Number

D1976-1

Obverse

Frontiersman on Horseback

Reverse

'76 Logo with Mountains

Designer

Sue Hughey & Randy Moyle

Metal/Size Varieties

Bronze/1-5/16" (#1c)

Gilt Bronze/1-5/16" (#1d)

Silver/1-5/16" (#1b)

Gold/1-5/16" (#1a)

This medal commemorated the Centennial of Colorado, which coincided with the bicentennial of the American Revolution. Struck at the Denver Mint, the obverse shows a frontiersman in buckskins riding a horse. He stands above a valley. The reverse shows the '76 logo set in front of a background of mountains.