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1 wooden nickel 150th anniversary of the Northwest Territory, 1787-8 to 1937-8
| Issuer | General Committee for the Portsmouth, Ohio Celebration |
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| Year | 1937-1938 |
| Type | Pattern or trial banknote |
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| Obverse description | At center, a circular vignette bears a silhouette portrait of Henry Massie, founder of Portsmouth, Ohio, set within a decorative mural composition. The numeral '5' appears flanked on either side of the central vignette. Surrounding text inscriptions record the 150th Anniversary of the Northwest Territory and the Portsmouth, Ohio celebration dates of October 2–6, 1938. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is divided into three vertical panels: the left panel carries a scenic vignette of an early locomotive and rural landscape, the right panel a vignette of a riverside town with buildings and a boat, and the central panel contains an oval text block with the redemption terms. The numeral '5' appears at upper left and upper right within decorative scroll cartouches. Two facsimile signatures appear below the central oval, with the serial number printed in red beneath them, and the bold legend 'ONE WOODEN NICKEL' runs across the lower portion. |
| Reverse lettering | THIS TOKEN IS ISSUED BY THE GENERAL COMMITTEE FOR THE PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY AND IS REDEEMABLE AT ITS FACE VALUE OF ONE NICKEL IN COIN OF THE UNITED STATES IF PRE- SENTED FOR REDEMPTION ON OR BEFORE 12 NOON SAT., OCT. 1ST, 1938 AT THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO R. F. Fletcher L. M. Strickland General Chairman Secretary ONE WOODEN NICKEL |
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