Coin Case

coin set

Name/Title

Coin Case

Entry/Object ID

2014.44.3a-b

Description

Rigid plastic case within a paperboard box containing five coins. The case consists of two layers held together at the sides with screws. Inset along the center of the case are a half dollar, a quarter, a dime, a nickel, and a penny, each struck in 1957. The case is with a paperboard box covered with marbled brown paper with a black-and-white circular sticker at the center top. The sticker has a picture of a clock on a pole with the inscription, "MONTPELIER NATIONA BANK / MONTPELIER VERMONT" around the edge and ""THE BANK WITH THE CLOCK" ORGANIZED 1824" in the center.

Context

Distributed by Montpelier National Bank in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2014.44

Source or Donor

Franzi, Olive Romerio (1920-2018)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of the donor's parents

Made/Created

Date made

1957

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

Height

2 in

Depth

1/4 in

Length

6 in

Material

Silver, Copper, Nickel, Plexiglass, Glass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Montpelier National Bank

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America