Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Civil War Token: DIX, If Anybody Attemts to Tear It Down...
Object Number:
1949.127
Date:
1863
Medium:
copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
Die struck: Obverse: "THE FLAG OF OUR UNION"
Die struck: Reverse: "IF ANYBODY ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT DOWN, SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOT. DIX"
Description:
Obverse: The Union flag within a circle of stars, inscription around.
Reverse: Inscription in three lines.
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.
