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commemorative

[kuh-mem-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] / kəˈmɛm əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /


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Code § 5112, living individuals are prohibited from appearing on U.S. coins or currency, including commemoratives tied to national milestones.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

One game, Arizona at San Francisco, already has had the commemoratives distributed.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2021

I still enjoy walking to my local post office and seeing the new commemoratives as they come out.

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2020

Political medals and ribbons, where they did exist, were mostly commemoratives, like the one issued for George Washington’s inauguration.

From Washington Times • Feb. 21, 2016

Like the Hiroshima service, which used doves to make its point, many of the American commemoratives made use of simple symbols to underscore mankind's vulnerability to nuclear weapons.

From Time Magazine Archive



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