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1 wooden nickel 150th anniversary of the Northwest Territory, 1787-8 to 1937-8

Emittent General Committee for the Portsmouth, Ohio Celebration
Jahr 1937-1938
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Nennwert 5 Cents 0.05 USD = RSD 4.95
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Vorderseitenlegende 150TH ANNIVERSARY
1787-8 NORTHWEST TERRITORY 1937-8
CELEBRATION
PORTSMOUTH OHIO OCTOBER 2-6 1938
ONE WOODEN NICKEL
ISSUED AT PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 1938 IN CELEBRATION OF 150 YEARS OF PROGRESS
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Rückseitenlegende 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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Anmerkungen

Wooden nickels issued for sesquicentennial celebrations were common Depression-era novelties, but Portsmouth had a genuine claim to the occasion — the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 organized the territory that would eventually become Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and Scioto County sits squarely in that original grant. These pieces circulated locally as promotional scrip during the commemoration events, redeemable at participating merchants rather than at any bank.

The wood substrate was deliberate and thematic, not a materials shortage workaround. Fletcher and Strickland signed as committee officers, giving the piece nominal fiduciary backing from the organizing body rather than any governmental authority.

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