Starbucks Illinois mug: Discovery Series

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Starbucks Discovery Series Illinois mug with pumpkins, an orange fish, a deer at an easel and a canoe around the word ILLINOIS — Front view · numbered markers match the list below Show markers

The Illinois mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the state name in yellow over a dark green circle, with pumpkins, an orange fish, a deer in front of an easel and a canoe. Corn, a hiker, a theatre sign, a Route 66 sign and a barn fill the other sides.

Series: Discovery Series
Place: Illinois, USA
Type: Mug
Released: Not confirmed
Capacity: 14 fl ozstandard mug size
SKU: Not confirmed

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What's on the mug

1
Lettering
ILLINOIS in yellow capitals over a dark green circle.
2
Pumpkins
Three pumpkins in orange and yellow with purple vines sit on top of the circle.
3
Orange fish
A large orange fish with a red-patterned body arcs down the left of the circle.
4
Deer at an easel
A spotted deer with antlers stands on a painter's easel at the right of the lettering.
5
Painter's palette
A painter's palette with coloured dabs and a brush sits at the lower right.
6
Canoe
Two paddlers in a canoe cross pale blue water below the lettering.
7
Angler
A small figure fishes from the shore beside orange and yellow flowers.
8
Hiker Side view
A hiker with trekking poles and an orange backpack climbs a golden hill at the upper left of the side.
9
Ears of corn Side view
Two ears of yellow corn grow on tall purple-green stalks in the middle of the side.
10
Theatre sign Side view
A building with a tall vertical sign of round lights and an arched door stands at the right of the side.
11
Waterfall Side view
A waterfall drops between blue rocks topped with orange trees at the upper right of the side.
12
Red barn Side view
A red barn with white trim stands at the left edge of the side.
13
Route 66 sign Back view
A white shield reading ROUTE 66 stands at the left of the back.
14
Red convertible Back view
A red convertible with a driver sits below the sign.
15
Yellow silo Back view
A tall yellow silo-like tower with rows of windows stands beside the barn.
16
Red barn Back view
A red barn with a white door and a loft window stands at the base of the back.
17
Purple flowers Back view
Blue and purple flowers on tall stalks rise above the silo.
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Hiker with an orange cap Back view
A hiker in an orange cap and backpack climbs a golden hill at the right of the back.

The three photos together cover most of the outside of the mug. The area behind the handle is out of view.

Collector notes

The inside of this mug is orange, which shows at the rim in the side photo.
The corn, the hiker and the theatre sign are on the side photo, the Route 66 sign, the convertible and the barn on the back, and the pumpkins, the orange fish and the deer on the lettering face.