Hard Times Merchant Token - Clark and Anthony – Jewelers and Watchmakers Providence, Rhode Island

€1.00
LocationUnited States
Year1835
TypeAdvertising token
CompositionCopper
Weight11.09 g
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) HT#425
Obverse descriptionLafayette standing on a platform, holding a top hat and a cane in his right hand, surrounded by legend
Obverse letteringLAFAYETTE A FRIEND TO AMERICA AND FREEDOM H DIED MAY 20 1834
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe legend is nine lines in successive arcs with an olive branch on each side of street number and address and an oak leaf on each side of R. I.
Reverse letteringCLARK & ANTHONY JEWELERS & WATCHMAKERS NOss.. 25 & 27 CHEAPSIDE PROVIDENCE R. I 1835
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1835  - R-1, more than 1250 known -
Catalog ID8654338950
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