1939 San Francisco CA GGIE Golden Gate International Exposition Tokens Lot of 6

Description: 1939 San Francisco CA GGIE Golden Gate International Exposition Tokens Lot of 6 For consideration is this lot of 6 vintage aluminum tokens dated 1939 from the “GGIE” or Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, California. These tokens, or medals, were given out as souvenirs at the 1939 and 1940 World's Fair held on Treasure Island in San Francisco. The tokens were a way to celebrate the completion of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937 and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in 1936. The front or obverse side of the token offers a silhouette of the Bay Bridge with the sun on the horizon and the Exposition Tower on the left. It features the official seal of the Exposition, which incorporates the newly constructed San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge and the 400 foot "Tower of the Sun". It reads “Golden Gate International Exposition”, “1939” and “San Francisco Bay”. The back or reverse side of the token offers a shield between 2 locomotives and reads “Road of the Streamliners and the Challengers”, “Union Pacific Overland Route”. It features both a steam and diesel-electric locomotive engine and the logo of the Union Pacific Railroad. The Streamliner was a streamlined light-weight diesel-electric passenger locomotive that was introduced in 1934. The Challenger was a huge articulated 4-6-6-4 steam locomotive that was introduced in 1936. It was nearly 122 feet long and weighed more than a million pounds. These tokens have a plain smooth edge and are in excellent vintage condition. Buyer will receive FREE shipping. Thank you for looking! NOTE: The Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE), held at San Francisco's Treasure Island, was a World's Fair celebrating, among other things, the city's two newly built bridges. The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opened in 1936 and the Golden Gate Bridge in 1937. The exposition opened from February 18, 1939, through October 29, 1939, and from May 25, 1940, through September 29, 1940; it drew 17 million visitors to Treasure Island. Built by the federal government, Treasure Island was intended to serve as the municipal airport for San Francisco, an idea which had first been advanced in 1931. Air service would have included Pan American's transpacific flying boats, like the China Clipper. During much of the Fair, Pan Am offered two arriving and two departing flights each week, aboard the Boeing B-314s from Treasure Island; it took 16 to 20 hours to or from Hawaii. Due to wartime needs, the Island was taken over by the US Navy as Naval Station Treasure Island from 1941 to 1997.

Price: 24.99 USD

Location: Selah, Washington

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