Object Details
- Description
- Numismatists, people who study or collect coins, generally categorize Civil War Tokens into three themes: patriotic, store cards, and sutler tokens. As with this coin, patriotic themed coins displayed patriotic slogans and images. Advertisements were not printed on these tokens. This specific token has an image of the Union flag with the words, “THE FLAG OF OUR UNION” on one side and another popular patriotic statement on the other side, “IF ANYBODY ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT DOWN/SHOOT HIM/ ON THE SPOT.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1863
- Physical Description
- bronze (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: .15 cm x 1.96 cm; 1/16 in x 25/32 in
- Object Name
- token
