Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Historical Artifacts
Civil War token: Army and Navy/Federal Union
Object Number:
INV.12241
Date:
1863
Medium:
copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: "ARMY AND NAVY"
Die struck: Reverse: "THE FEDERAL UNION, IT MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED"
Description:
Obverse: Inscription within a wreath above a naval motif. Reverse: Inscriptions. Recto: The Federal Union / It must and shall be preserved
Verso: Army & Navy
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.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
