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"Curator's Favorites" from the Benton County Historical Society artifact collection:

H1893-004-1537

Swedish Plate Money, Copper Coins

Sweden1749 and 1715

Sweden issued copper "plate money" as legaltender from 1644 to 1777. The money was veryunpopular because of its weight. On March 3,

1719, the Swedish central banker who was blamedfor the plate coinage was beheaded.

H1893-004-1538

H1893-004-1520

Manilla, or "Slave Trade Money"Bronze Coin

West AfricaPre-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 ofyears B.C. European traders arrived in the late 1400s and found theycould use the manilla to buy slaves. The British outlawed the manilla in

1902, but its use continued until 1949.

H12595-000

Katanga Cross, Copper CoinBelgian Congo, Africa

Early 20th Century

The sand-castKatanga Cross was valuable coinage in the Belgian Congoduring the 19th and early 20th centuries. One cross weighs about 2

pounds. When the Congo issued standard sized coins in 1961, the coinsfeatured an image of a Katanga Cross. Today Belgian Congo is called

Zaire.

H12035-001

Fractional CurrencyUnited States1863

The United States Government issued fractional currency notes fromAugust 21, 1862, through February 15, 1876. Hoarding of gold, silver,

and copper coins led to the use of paper "coins" during the Civil War.

H08822-000

Great Seal of the Confederate States of

AmericaLondon/VirginiaCirca 1870

The original Great Seal was engraved in 1864 inLondon, England. It was the symbolic emblem ofConfederate sovereignty. In 1874, the same British

engraver certified this reproduction "to be afaithful reproduction of the identical Seal engraved

in 1864."
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H1893-004-2356

Currency, Confederate Fifty Dollar Bill,

Richmond, Virginia, USA1864

This Confederate fifty-dollar bill features the President of the

Confederacy, Jefferson Davis.

H1893-004-2315

Currency, One Dollar, Virginia Treasury NoteCommonwealth of Virginia, USA

1862

In 1861, during the American Civil War, the Commonwealth of Virginiawithdrew from the Union and began printing its own money in support of

the Confederacy. Serial no. 47199.

H1893-004-3588

Spade-Shape Chinese CoinNon-precious "base" metals

China

China Spade money was first issued in the Shantung Peninsula andsouth of the Yellow River Valley around 600 B.C.

H1893-004-3586

Knife CoinsNon-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 RiverValley dating to 500 B.C. This is one of the earliest known coins on theEurasian continent. Eurasia comprises the traditional continents of

Europe and Asia.

H1893-004-1432

Chinese Coins (Copper Coins)

ChinaDate unknown

This collection might be a remnant of a Chinese coin sword of the

Quianlong Dynasty (1736-1793).

H1893-004-3600

Chinese Coin

China960-1127

This coin is believed to be a Ta Kuan T'ung Pao coin from the NorthernSung Dynasty (960-1127 A.D.).
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H02521-006

Bronze MedalPortland, Oregon

1905

This medal is a commemorative medallion from the Lewis and Clark

Centennial Exposition, held in Portland, Oregon.

H02521-001

Bronze Commemorative Medallion

U.S. Mint, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSt. Louis, Missouri, USA1904

A celebration of the Centennial of the LouisianaPurchase, the largest land acquisition of the United

States, took place at the World's Fair of 1904 inSt. Louis, Missouri. In memory of this event,39,158 bronze medals were given out: 33,158 as

prizes and 6,000 as souvenirs.

H15847-000

Bronze Commemorative MedallionWorld's Columbian Exposition

1893

This medallion commemorates the 400thanniversary of the landing of Columbus.

H15762-000

Copper and Zinc Commemorative Medallion

USA

This medallion commemorates Theodore Roosevelt's presidentialinauguration.

Bronze Commemorative Medallion

USA1961

This medallion commemorates the presidential inauguration of John F.Kennedy.
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H1893-004-2949

H15170

Bronze Commemorative MedallionOregon Trail CelebrationUnited 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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