World's Fair, Elongated Coin, United States, 1893
date: label: date made
content: 1893
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) elongated coin
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1893
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Two stars and a reeded border.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: COLUMBIAN / 1893 / EXPOSITION
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Distorted portrait of Queen Victoria.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: VICTORIA DE GRATIA REGINA / CANADA
label: Description (Brief)
content: Original Coin: 10 cent coin, Canada
label: Description
content: Coins can be stretched and imprinted with designs to make souvenirs or tokens. The first elongated coins are thought to have been made at the Columbian Exposition, also called the World’s Fair of 1893. Elongated coins are still a popular souvenir today.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Feingold, Ellen R.. Value of Money, The
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Malon D. Mimms Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2015.0010.1
label: accession number
content: 2015.0010
label: catalog number
content: 2015.0010.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: elongated coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.85 cm x 2.525 cm x .05 cm; 23/32 in x in x 1/32 in