Star numbers on California Minerva tokens
As is the case for other Western souvenir gold series, Star 1 is the first star northwest
of the date. On the image, the black arrow points to Star 1.
Star 2 is the closest star in a clockwise direction, and so forth.
Star 7, on the top of the helmet, is easy to overlook.
Star number assignments are necessary for concise description of die states.
Image courtesy of Stack's-Bowers