Token, Commemorative
- Object Name:
- Token, Commemorative
- Object ID:
- 2024.023.02
- Place of Origin:
- Newfields, NH
- Date:
- 2024
- Description:
- Token, Commemorative. Newfields, NH, 175th anniversary commemorative coin. 2024. The coin shows a stylized bird's-eye 19th-century view of Newfields, facing west, with the Swampscott River in the foreground. A two-masted schooner is at a wharf, with the buildings of the Swamscot Machine Company extending uphill from the waterfront. Above this image is text "INCORPORATED 1849 / SETTLED 1629" while below the image is "TOWN OF NEWFIELDS / NEW HAMPSHIRE". The reverse of the coin is divided into thirds. The upper third has an image of a Bellamy Eagle with text "175TH ANNIVERSARY / 1849 x 2024". The lower right third has an image of a bell tower. And the lower left third shows an outline of Hilton Point, with text "EDWARD HILTON / FIRST SETTLER 1623 / BUILT HERE ABOUT 1631 / PISCATAQUA PIONEERS". On the rim of the coin is engraved "GS JJ".
- Material:
- Metal
- Dimensions:
- Dia-1.5 inches
- Provenance:
- In 2024 Newfields, New Hampshire, celebrated the 175th anniversary of its incorporation as a town (1849). As a fundraiser, the town sold a commemorative license plate, mug, coin, Christmas ornament, clothing, and other branded merchandise.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Amy and Michael Sununu
- Subjects:
- Anniversaries, Commemorative objects, Commemoration
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