Token (USS JOHN PAUL JONES / DDG 53), 1990s

Object/Artifact

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Token (USS JOHN PAUL JONES / DDG 53), 1990s

Entry/Object ID

2021.012.042

Description

Coin/token: “USS JOHN PAUL JONES / DDG 53” on one side; “USS JOHN PAUL JONES / DDG 53 /IN HARMS WAY” on the reverse. Base metal, red, white, and blue enamel. Diam. 1 ¾ in.

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection, The James C. and Judith R. Bradford Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2021.012

Source or Donor

Bradford, James

Acquisition Method

Donation

Credit Line

The James C. and Judith R. Bradford Collection

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

On one side

Transcription

“USS JOHN PAUL JONES / DDG 53”

Type

Inscription

Location

On one side

Transcription

; “USS JOHN PAUL JONES / DDG 53 /IN HARMS WAY”

Dimensions

Diameter

1-3/4 in

Material

base metal, Enamel