Collection Highlights
Life studies of the Great Army
Date:
1876
Object Number:
PR.002.Album383
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object Number:
INV.13703f
Date:
1863
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
Die struck: "UNION FOR EVER"
Die struck: "FIRST IN WAR, FIRST IN PEACE 1863"
Description:
Token; copper; obverse: Union shield and inscription within a wreath.
Reverse: Equestrian statue of Washington facing left, inscription around.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
