Token, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Token, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2023.030.01
- Place of Origin:
- Portsmouth, NH
- Date:
- 2023
- Description:
- Commemorative Token. Portsmouth 400th anniversary commemorative token issued by numismatist Kevin G. Lafond, .9999 silver. Desingned by Kevin Lafond with artwork prepared by Ryan Waters at Alpha-Graphics in Portsmouth, NH. The front of the token displays the text "PORTSMOUTH, NH / 400th / 1623 - 2023" above and below an image of a gundalow sailing down the Piscataqua River past the Portmouth waterfront with the steeple of North Church visible on the horizon. The design is ringed by a garland of leaves and strawberries, a reference to the original name of the settlement, Strawbery Banke. The obverse has decoration of two strawberries and eght leaves, with text reading, "KEVIN G. LAFOND / NUMISMATIST / COLLECTOR OF: COINS, OBSOLETE BANK NOTES, SCRIP, COLONIAL CURRENCY, TOKENS, NATIONAL BANK NOTES, ETC." along with the contact information for Mr. Lafond. Designed in Portsmouth, NH and produced in Germany by Coin-USA of Melborne, FL,
- Material:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- Dia-1.188 inches
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Kevin Lafond
- Subjects:
- Anniversaries, Commemorative objects, Commemoration
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