Coin

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Coin

Entry/Object ID

1902.1.1cc

Description

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.

Context

Produced in Rupert, Vermont in 1786.

Acquisition

Accession

1902.1

Source or Donor

Elkins, Henry K.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Mintage

Date made

1786

Place of Origin

Town

Rupert

County

Bennington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Composition

Material

Copper