Museum Collections
Luce Center
Civil War token
Object Number:
INV.13718.32
Date:
1868
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Token; metal; depiction of Lady Liberty's profile surrounded by a ring of stars on obverse, and a bald eagle with a shield on its chest and arrows, a banner, and garland in its claws; obverse "LIBERTY / 1868" reverse "UDOLPHO WOLFE / SOLE / PROPRIETOR / BEWARE OF IMITATIONS / SCHIEDAM SCHNAPPS"
Gallery Label:
During the Civil War, there were no metallic coins of any denomination in circulation. Tradesmen were thus forced to issue a medium that would save commerce. Many of these tokens depicted patriotic subjects.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.