| Descrizione del dritto |
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac coming ashore and having his first encounter with the Native Americans who inhabited the area that would become present-day Detroit. Accompanying Cadillac is a priest (holding a cross) and a flag bearer; Cadillac`s boat/canoe can be seen in the (Detroit) river behind the French figures. Surrounded by the legend and the date. |
| Scrittura del dritto |
Latin |
| Legenda del dritto |
ANTOINE DE LA MOTHE CADILLAC . BORN 5 MAR. 1658 . DIED 15 OCT. 1730 RENE P. CHAMBELLAN FOUNDER OF DETROIT WITH HIS COMPANY OF COLONISTS 24 JULY 1701 250TH ANNIVERSARY 1951 |
| Descrizione del rovescio |
A circa-1838 commercial scene, with the American Hotel and the adjacent original location of Thomas H. Eaton Drugs - the roots of the Eaton Chemical Company. The scene in front of the businesses includes pedestrians along with a variety of horse-drawn wagons/carriages. Surrounded by descriptions and legend. |
| Scrittura del rovescio |
Latin |
| Legenda del rovescio |
AMERICAN HOTEL BLOCK BUILT 1807 REMODELED AS HOTEL 1835 S.E. CORNER JEFFERSON AND RANDOLPH (AMERICAN HOTEL THEO.H.EATON DRUGS) WHERE, AS A DRUG STORE IN 1838 EATON CHEMICAL AND DYESTUFF COMPANY WAS ESTABLISHED IN DETROIT BY THEODORE HORATIO EATON CANADIAN BRANCHES WINDSOR AND TORONTO |
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| ID Numisquare |
5776481560 |
