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View of St. Patrick's Cathedral from Inside Rockefeller Center: Study for a Set of Painted Doors
2002
2002.46
Gouache, colored pencil, and graphite on gray paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object name
Civil War token
Date
1863
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
diameter: 13/16 in. ( 2 cm )
Object Number
INV.13855.55
Marks
Die struck: Obverse: ``1863''
Die struck: Reverse: ``MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE NOT ONE CENT FOR TRIBUTE''
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, as here (i.e., "medal for one cent"). The obverse type may have meant to represent Martha Washington.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
