2-1/8" in superb color with wonderful design dated for Sept. 1-5, 1908  celebration in Long Beach, Calif. Primary text letters are formed by sea snakes with circular heads and facial accents. The scallop shell design encompasses a lovely mermaid fussing with her long hair as she floats  in the harbor waters with sailboats in the background. Back paper by Bastian Bros. has a dozen light tan age dots each about 1/8". The celluloid has high gloss with essentially perfect centering and only very minimal surface wear in reflected light. Exc. and scarce, one of the most stunning buttons ever issued. Over the past decade, undamaged examples such as this have consistently exceeded $1,000.00.