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Token

Object number2021.192.35

Date1863

MediumCopper

Credit LineGift of Robert and Cathy Trombetta

DescriptionCopper token or coin. Circular, flat token. Raised details are copper-colored and background surfaces are black. Both sides have smooth border with scalloped interior edge. Front center has monument of man riding a horse atop a platform base with raised military message around the perimeter and year at bottom center. Reverse has raised patriotic message at center flanked by plant branches with shield and flags at bottom center. Sides are smooth. DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 0.75 x 0.063 in. (1.9 x 0.2 cm)
InscriptionsFront has raised text around the perimeter "FIRST IN WAR FIRST IN PEACE / 1863".

Reverse has raised text at center "UNION / FOR / EVER".
Historical NotesUnion Forever Civil War token. Part of a collection related to Western Pennsylvania history.

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