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Civil War Token - Sanitary Commission New York, New York
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1864 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely filled with multi-line lettering in varying sizes arranged in a curved, decorative banner-style layout. The text references the Great Central Sanitary Fair held in New York in May 1864, with a decorative scrollwork element framing SANITARY COMMISSION in the center. |
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| Reverse lettering | BLESSED IS THE GIVER. GREAT FAIR FOR THE SANITARY COMMISSION NEW YORK MAY, 1864. |
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