Coin

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Coin

Entry/Object ID

2004.19.38

Description

Electrotype copy of a copper coin with a radiating eye on one side and a pictorial scene on the other. The eye side shows a detailed human eye with 13 rays emitting from it in every direction. Between each ray is a 6-petaled flower (13 in total). The words, "STELLA QUARTA DECIMA" ring the edge. The reverse shows a scene of a plow in a field with a line of hills and trees on the horizon. A sun with two eyes and a prominent nose peeks over the horizon. The words "VERMONTENSIUM RES PUBLICA 1786" ring the edge.

Use

Electrotype copies of coins are made by electroplating a wax impression of a real. Each side is done separately, then the two sides are joined and center filled.

Context

Counterfeit of an early Vermont coin.

Acquisition

Accession

2004.19

Source or Donor

Partridge, Sanborn (1915-2013)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Mintage

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

1 in

Composition

Material

Copper