Description Commemorate your visit to New River Gorge National park with this die-struck medallion created by master artisans. Great as a gift, to celebrate a trip or to just hold as a lasting reminder of your experience in America’s great outdoors, this splash-minted National Memorial medallion will be a timeless keepsake that you will treasure forever. Located in southern West Virginia, New River Gorge National park covers over 70,000 acres, including into Appalachian territory, and contains some of the oldest rivers on the continent. The New River Gorge National River is renowned for offering some of the best white-water rafting in the country and the rest of the park is a playground for mountain bikers, rock climbers and all other outdoor recreation enthusiasts. The medallion’s obverse shows a group of rafters navigating the surging power of the river. The reverse displays the scenic Sandstone Falls, considered one of the seven natural wonders of West Virginia. Minted in deep relief using a special “splash minting” process, this coin is struck in a brass alloy and given a beautiful lacquered finished. Each coin measures 1 1/2 inch (38.1mm) in diameter.
