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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheNickelGuy, post: 8190880, member: 20201&quot;]<font size="6"><b>1994 Tunaman&#039;s Memorial</b></font></p><p><font size="6"><b>Coinarama San Diego Silver Medal</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434011[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The Tunaman&#039;s Memorial, honoring those in the San Diego tuna fishing industry who lost their lives at sea is located in Shoreline Park on Shelter Island in San Diego Bay, California.</p><p><br /></p><p>This memorial sculpture is a symbol of the courage and determination of the men of the tuna fleet that once operated in the Pacific from its base in San Diego Bay. The statue represents fishermen of different ethnic backgrounds - Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Slavic - who were engaged in this fishery.</p><p>It dedicated in October 1988. Artist is Franco Vianello.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Port of San Diego contributed the granite base and installation. The bronze sculpture weighs 9,000 pounds and stands 21-feet to the tip of the fishing pole. Its inscription reads:</p><p><i>Tunaman&#039;s Memorial Honoring those that built an industry and remembering those that departed this Harbor in the Sun and did not return.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the Silver version of which only 70 were minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1434012[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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