Catalog
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse features a high-relief scene depicting the Northborough Tea Party of February 1773, showing several colonial figures in a confrontational grouping before a period timber-frame building, with evergreen trees in the background. The field is bordered by a rope-twist rim. The legend arcs along the upper periphery, with the inscription TEA PARTY FEBRUARY 1773 appearing in the lower field. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a bust of a colonial-era figure in the central field, set before a detailed relief of a large Georgian or Federal-style public building. Two American flags flank the bust in the lower field, and the dates 1776-1976 appear along the bottom. The legend NORTHBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS arcs around the upper periphery, and a small maker's mark is visible in the lower right field. The design is enclosed within a rope-twist rim. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |