Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Token
Object Number:
Z.3004
Date:
1856-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Token; metal; depiction of the sun shining over City Hall on obverse, a bald eagle with a shield on its breast on reverse; obverse "CITY HALL / NEW YORK" reverse "IN ULTIMATE FORTITUDO / 1856 / COMPOS. SPIEL-MUNZE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
