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Hard Times Token - Henry Clay / United We Stand
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1840 |
| Type | Emergency merchant token |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Henry Clay in high relief occupies the central field, with the engraver's initials I.B.C. incused in the exergue below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads HENRY CLAY AND THE AMERICAN SYSTEM, separated by a plain inner border with a beaded outer rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An open laurel wreath tied at the base with a ribbon bow frames the central field, within which the three-line legend UNITED / WE / STAND appears in relief. The design is enclosed by a beaded border, with no additional devices in the field. |
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