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50 Cents - Poweshiek County 125th Anniversary Montezuma, Iowa
| Issuer | Poweshiek County 125th Anniversary Committee, Montezuma, Iowa |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a detailed architectural rendering of the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa, shown in three-quarter perspective with its prominent clock tower, arched entryway, columned facade, and flanking wings. The founding and anniversary dates '1843' and '1968' flank the courthouse in the field to the left and right respectively. The circumferential legend 'POWESHIEK COUNTY 125TH ANNIVERSARY' arcs along the upper border, while the inscription 'MONTEZUMA / IOWA' appears in the lower field beneath the central device. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Poweshiek County was organized by the Iowa territorial legislature in 1843, named after a Meskwaki chief whose own name translates roughly as "he who shakes something off." The 125th anniversary token was issued in 1968 through a local centennial committee — the kind of civic scrip common to midwestern county commemorations of the 1960s, when such pieces circulated briefly at local merchants as promotional currency during celebration weeks before ending up in desk drawers.
Montezuma, the county seat since 1845, had a population under 1,500 at the time of issue.