Token

Token.

Name/Title

Token

Entry/Object ID

2002.36.13

Description

Brass token or coin. One side is molded with images of four buildings above a central banner and flooded building in water below the banner. The banner reads, "WATERBURY, VERMONT BICENTENNIAL". The other side of the token is molded with the inscription, "SOUVENIR MONEY REDEEMABLE FOR 50c IN TRADE BY THE WATERBURY, VT. BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE ON OR BEFORE JULY 3, 1963 / NOT TO BE IN LIEU OF LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITED STATES".

Context

Produced for use at local shops to celebrate the bicentennial of the chartering of Waterbury, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2002.36

Source or Donor

Lindner, Brian

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1963

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Token

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/16 in

Diameter

1-3/8 in

Material

Brass

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waterbury

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Waterbury Bicentennial