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Civil War Merchant Token - F.E. Rigby, Wall Papers Chicago, IL
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1861 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The obverse field is entirely filled with incuse lettering in multiple lines reading WALL PAPERS / 81 / RANDOLPH ST. / CHICAGO / F.E. RIGBY., identifying the merchant and his address. There is no central device; all design elements consist of the merchant's trade and address legend arranged concentrically and across the field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a spread eagle in relief at center, clutching an olive branch and arrows in its talons and bearing a striped shield on its breast, with a small star to either side of the eagle. The legend UNION arcs above in the upper field, and the date 1861 appears in the exergue below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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