New York cent token
New York cent token. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Legend: 'TALBOT ALLUM & LEE ONE CENT . NEW YORK.' Reverse: A female figure (Liberty) standing holding a staff with a cap upon it, a bale behind. Legend: 'LIBERTY & COMMERCE.' Exergue: '1794'. Inscription (on edge): 'PAYABLE AT THE STORE OF.'
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Object Details
ID: | MEC2505 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Token - New York cent |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | 1795 |
People: | Talbot Allum & Lee |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |