USA MASSACHUSETTS Boston Evacuation bronze medal 1901
$25.00
USA, MASSACHUSETTS, medal, 1901, Obverse: British soldiers, city and harbor in background, HOSTIMUS PRIMO FUGATIS BOSTONIUM RECUPERATUM, XXVII MARTN MDCCLXXVI, Reverse: SOUVENIR 125TH ANNIVERSARY EVACUATION DAY BOSTON, MASS. 1901 in wreath, W. & H. CO. NEWARK N.J.Edge: plain, bronze, 38mm, HK-131, by Whitehead and Hoag, a few peck marks partially obscure the manufacturer name, XF
1 in stock
Description
Pictures were taken in different light conditions.
Evacuation Day marks the departure of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1776.
There are two kinds of things that are called “medals.” One is things that look like coins but don’t express a value. Sometimes those medals are considerably larger than most coins. The other kind of medal is a metal thing designed to be displayed on one’s chest, often a reward for something, often in a military context. If the medal is small enough it is sometimes called a “medallet.”
The word “exonumia” is used to describe all kinds of things that are “like” coins but are not coins. I wrote a blog post on that subject. Basic categories: 1. used like a coin but not issued by a national government, 2. looks like a coin but not made for spending, 3. other things that we are interested in.
Related products
-
ITALY, jeton, no date (16th c.), winged lion of Venice
$36.00 Add to cart -
GERMANY, communion medallet, no date (18th c.)
$30.00 Add to cart -
ARGENTINA, token, no date (late 19th century), acquired in Buenos Aires
$33.00 Add to cart -
CANADA, vending machine test token, 1965, Royal Canadian Mint
$300.00 Sold