Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object Number:
INV.13855.47b
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
diameter: 11/16 in. ( 1.8 cm )
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: ``THE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED''
Die struck: Reverse: ``BEWARE 1863''
Gallery Label:
Tokens called "Civil War tokens" were struck in some northern cities between 1863 and 1865 to supply small change for public transactions. To circumvent anti-counterfeiting laws, they were either not denominated or bore an evasive valuation, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent").
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
