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Token - United States Capitol

Location United States
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Type Souvenir token
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Obverse description The obverse features a detailed relief view of the United States Capitol building, showing the iconic dome surmounted by the Statue of Freedom, flanked by the Senate and House wings with their colonnaded facades. The legend UNITED STATES CAPITOL appears in two lines along the lower rim.
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Reverse description The reverse is entirely text-based, with the legend THE NATIONAL CAPITOL arching along the upper rim, flanked by two small stars. The field contains multiple lines of raised lettering recounting the building's history, and the legend WASHINGTON, D.C. curves along the lower rim. The maker's name OSBORNE & REGISTER CO. CINTI O appears in small letters near the base of the field.
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Mint Osborne Coinage, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (1835-date)
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