Nauvoo Commemorative Coin – Nauvoo the Beautiful, City of Joseph, 1846-2002

This commemorative coin says this on one side:

“Nauvoo the Beautiful, City of Joseph, 1846-2002” It has the engraved image of the Nauvoo Temple.

On the other side it states:

“Holiness to the Lord, House of the Lord”  This side has the engraving of a Sunstone.

Made by Symbol Arts in 2002. Custom Commemoratives, Ogden, Utah. Like New, Mint Condition.

This is a three-folded container, folds up nicely all three parts.  It’s booklet-like in nature, and has images of the regular Nauvoo temple, and the temple while on fire, burning. Part has a view of the temple and the city down by the Mississippi River.

One side has a few paragraph history of the city and temple in Nauvoo. The other side tells of President Gordon B. Hinckley’s announcement about the rebuilding of the Nauvoo Temple, and that the dedication of the temple would take place on 27 June 2002. (June 27th, 1844 was the date the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. was assassinated.)

Nicely packaged coin. This one is not made of silver or gold; most likely pewter.

You can get two of these coins, for less money per coin, by clicking HERE.