What Year Model is this 15hp Evinrude

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Tag has the following : EO002626
Saw somewhere it may be a 1980 or possibly 1979.

Any help?

ADDED.:

Sorry, but I also have the model #
159049E

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Re: What Year Model is this 15hp Evinrude

Thanks to this forum, I found what I was looking for on Engines, FAQ.

It is in fact a 1979.