Owner Comments:
MEDAL APPEARANCE/CONDITION:
Brilliant Gem+
*Beautiful untoned blast-white specimen with sharp detail and near proof-like surfaces. — The “100” and its associated device on the reverse is extremely detailed and defined*
MEDAL BACKGROUND:
Commemorates the centennial of Fort Collins, CO and recognizes that '100 years of past achievements challenge the future' as noted on the reverse.
RARITY: Unknown: Likely scarce
MEDAL DESCRIPTION:
(Silver, 34mm, Round, Plain Edge)
OBVERSE: Fort Collins Colorado 1864-1964 / (Image Depicting Fort Collins Past, Present and Future)
REVERSE: 100 / Years / Past Achievements Challenge the Future
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:
“Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 169,810 at the 2020 United States Census, an increase of 17.94% since the 2010 United States Census. Fort Collins is the principal city of the Fort Collins, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city is the fourth most populous city in Colorado. Situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, Fort Collins is located 56 mi (90 km) north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Fort Collins is a midsize college town, home to Colorado State University and Front Range Community College's Larimer campus.” — Credited Source: "Active Colorado Municipalities". Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010.