Week 580 Numismaquest time!! :-)

[LISA B]

This weeks First and Second place winners will be picked at random…

The question must be answered by Saturday at midnight EST

 

QUESTION:

 

What central element of a 1936 USA commemorative coin also appeared on California’s first flag?

 

This weeks winner will a copy of America's Money, America'Story, Second Edition by Richard Doty.

 

There will also be a runner up prize given to a selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details…….

 

[Coindude]

I would say that it's the BEAR. Funny fact it was supposed to be a PEAR!!

[JIM F.]

A bear. 1936 Bay Bridge commemorative.

[hunter's gold]

The bear which is pictured on the 1936 Bay Bridge California Silver Half Dollar Commemorative. The bear was also featured on the images of California's first flag

[rockhobby]

California Grizzley Bear

 

Doug

[dan8402]

The Grizzly Bear.

[SamD]

It would have to be the bear on the 1936 S Bay bridge 50 cent commemorative. The first official flag was the Bear Flag, and not the earlier Lone Star flag.

[Collector1-migration]

The star, which is a central element in both the first Californian flag and the Texas Commemorative Half Dollar.

[dragon]

A Grizzly bear

[mtnstyne]

The Bear

 

1936 San Francisco Commemorative

[dadams]

That would be a Bear as on the Bay Bridge Commemorative Half Dollar.

[rrantique]

A bear.

[MercuryMan]

What is the Bay Bridge Commemorative for $500 Alex

[sc7000]

The 1936 Bay Bridge Commermorative has a bear on it like the first California flag has as well.

[AuMorgan82110-migration]

The bear appeared on both the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Opening Commemorative and the first flag of California.

[Amarillo]

The Bear

[LISA B]

YIPPY WE HAVE WINNERS!!!

 

Question:

 

What central element of a 1936 USA commemorative coin also appeared on California’s first flag?

 

Answer: Grizzly bear

 

This weeks winner Rockhobby has won a copy of America's Money, America'Story, Second Edition by Richard Doty

 

Dragon is our runner up and has won an NGC Single Coin Display Box.

 

Thank you for playing and please stop by this Friday for the PMG Numisma-Quest question