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Civil War Token - Liberty and no Slavery
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Emergency merchant token |
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| Obverse description | Standing figure of Liberty facing left occupies the central field, with the legend LIBERTY AND NO SLAVERY arranged around the periphery within a beaded border. The date 1863 appears in the lower exergue, flanked by small stars. The token has been holed at the top, likely for suspension as a patriotic keepsake. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a vertically-oriented shield overlaid with two crossed American flags and a Phrygian liberty cap mounted on a pole rising above, all surrounded by a semi-arc of thirteen stars above the flags. The shield and flags are flanked symmetrically by oak boughs in relief within a beaded border. The token has been holed at the bottom. |
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