Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac Green Point Savings Bank, Brooklyn, New York

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Obverse description	Inscribed plaque, Union and Confederate flags on either side.
Obverse lettering	IN COMMEMORATION COMBAT OF THE UNION MONITOR AND THE CONFEDERATE MERRIMAC IN HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA, MARCH 9TH 1862. THIS MARKED THE FIRST ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN IRONCLADS AND REVOLU- -TIONIZED NAVAL WARFARE. ★ SOME OF THE PARTS WERE FABRICATED IN BUFFALO AND IN TROY, N.Y. AND SHIPPED FOR FINAL ASSEMBLY TO THE CONTINENTAL IRON WORKS, GREENPOINT, BROOKLYN WHERE THE VESSEL WAS CONSTRUCTED AND LAUNCHED ON JANUARY 30TH 1862. THE GREEN POINT SAVINGS BANK
Obverse script	Latin
Reverse description	View of the naval battle of the two iron-clad ships.
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Mintage	ND (1961) - - 30 000
Catalog ID	4901065950
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