Pair of 250th Anniversary of South River, NJ Wooden Nickels
Entry/Object ID
2021.011.056
Description
Tokens distributed in honor of the 250th anniversary of South River. N.J. in 1970. The face of each token is imprinted with an image of a Native American with the words "Wooden Nickel." The reverse side reads "250th Anniversary of South River, N.J. -- Good for real Nickel at 1st Charter National Bank."
The two tokens were attached to a paper plate so that the front was visible on one and the back on the other. Both are natural wood with black printing and measure 1 1/2" in diameter.
Acquisition
Accession
2021.011
Source or Donor
South River Borough
Acquisition Method
Collected by Staff
Made/Created
Date made
1970
Time Period
20th Century
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Token, Commemorative
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Commemorative
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Memorabilia
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Hub Sorting
Other Number
056.capsule.001
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
Part of a group of items attached to paper plates and bagged together. See also 2021.011.054 and 2021.011.055.
