emorative 06 01 Medals 2013 | museum collection, Philomath, Oregon, USA

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"Curator's Favorites" from the Benton County Historical Society artifact collection: Swedish Plate Money, Copper Coins Sweden 1749 and 1715 Sweden issued copper "plate money" as legal tender from 1644 to 1777. The money was very unpopular because of its weight. On March 3, 1719, the Swedish central banker who was blamed for the plate coinage was beheaded.
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Manilla, or "Slave Trade Money" Bronze Coin West Africa Pre-1949 The use of the manilla as an exchange medium may date back to the ancient Phoenicians who traded on the West African coast hundreds of years B.C. European traders arrived in the late 1400s and found they could use the manilla to buy slaves. The British outlawed the manilla in 1902, but its use continued until 1949.

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Katanga Cross, Copper Coin Belgian Congo, Africa Early 20th Century The sand-cast Katanga Cross was valuable coinage in the Belgian Congo during the 19th and early 20th centuries. One cross weighs about 2 pounds. When the Congo issued standard sized coins in 1961, the coins featured an image of a Katanga Cross. Today Belgian Congo is called Zaire.

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Fractional Currency United States 1863

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The United States Government issued fractional currency notes from August 21, 1862, through February 15, 1876. Hoarding of gold, silver, and copper coins led to the use of paper "coins" during the Civil War.

Great Seal of the Confederate States of America London/Virginia Circa 1870 The original Great Seal was engraved in 1864 in London, England. It was the symbolic emblem of Confederate sovereignty. In 1874, the same British engraver certified this reproduction "to be a faithful reproduction of the identical Seal engraved in 1864."
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emorative 06 01 Medals 2013 | museum collection, Philomath, Oregon, USA

Currency, Confederate Fifty Dollar Bill, Richmond, Virginia, USA 1864

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This Confederate fifty-dollar bill features the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis.

Currency, One Dollar, Virginia Treasury Note Commonwealth of Virginia, USA 1862
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In 1861, during the American Civil War, the Commonwealth of Virginia withdrew from the Union and began printing its own money in support of the Confederacy. Serial no. 47199.

Spade-Shape Chinese Coin Non-precious "base" metals China China Spade money was first issued in the Shantung Peninsula and south of the Yellow River Valley around 600 B.C.

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Knife Coins Non-precious "base" metals China The shape of spades and swords inspired the shapes of ancient Chinese coins. Archaeologists found Chinese "knife money" from the Yellow River Valley dating to 500 B.C. This is one of the earliest known coins on the Eurasian continent. Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of Europe and Asia.

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Chinese Coins (Copper Coins) China Date unknown This collection might be a remnant of a Chinese coin sword of the Quianlong Dynasty (1736-1793).

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Chinese Coin China 960-1127 This coin is believed to be a Ta Kuan T'ung Pao coin from the Northern Sung Dynasty (960-1127 A.D.).

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Bronze Medal Portland, Oregon 1905 This medal is a commemorative medallion from the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, held in Portland, Oregon.

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Bronze Commemorative Medallion U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1904 A celebration of the Centennial of the Louisiana Purchase, the largest land acquisition of the United States, took place at the World's Fair of 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri. In memory of this event, 39,158 bronze medals were given out: 33,158 as prizes and 6,000 as souvenirs.

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Bronze Commemorative Medallion World's Columbian Exposition 1893 This medallion commemorates the 400th anniversary of the landing of Columbus.

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Copper and Zinc Commemorative Medallion USA This medallion commemorates Theodore Roosevelt's presidential inauguration.
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Bronze Commemorative Medallion USA 1961 This medallion commemorates the presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy.

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Bronze Commemorative Medallion Oregon Trail Celebration United States of America 1965 R.F. Wade Company, of Portland, Oregon, made this medallion as a souvenir for the 1865-1965 "Old Oregon Trail" commemoration.
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