1 wooden nickel 150th anniversary of the Northwest Territory, 1787-8 to 1937-8
Features
| Location |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Paper exonumia |
| Years | 1937-1938 |
| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Other (Wood) |
| Size | 106.5 × 62.6 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Technique | Screen printing |
| Issued | 1938 |
| Number | N# 552612 |
Commemorative issue
150th Anniversary of the Northwest Territory
Obverse
CENTER: Mural with circle in the ceter, bearing an artist's silhouette of Henery Massie (Founder of Portsmouth Ohio)"; flanked by the number 5.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
150tTH ANNIVERSARY
1787-8 NORTHWEST TERRITORY 1937-8
CELEBRATION
PORTSMOUTH OHIO OCTOBER 2-6 1938
ONE WOODEN NICKEL
ISSUED AT PORTSMOUTH, OHIO, 1938 IN CELEBRATION OF 150 YEARS OF PROGRESS
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THIS TOKEN IS ISSUED BY THE GENERAL
COMMITTEE FOR THE POLRTSMOUTH, OHIO,
CELEBRATION OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE OPENING OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY
AND IS REDEEMABLEAT ITS FACE VALUE OF
ONE NICKEL IN COIN OF THE UNITED STATES IF PRE-
SENTED FOR REDEMPTION ON OR BEFORE 12
NOON SAT., OCT. 1ST, 1938 AT THE GENERAL
HEADQUARTERS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BUILDING, PORTSMOUTH, OHIO
R. F. Fletcher L. M. Strickland
General Chairman Secretary
ONE WOODEN NICKEL
Comments
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
These notes were issued near the end of the “Great Depression” and 1 year after the flood of 1937. This celebration was used by banks and buisnesses to demonstrate they had recovered (or are recovering).
NOTES & VARIETIES:
There were printed 5 different notes in 2 varieties (Ea. note).
Variety 1: Horizontal grain pattern
Variety 2: Vertical grain pattern (Pictured). The verticle grain pattern is not as robust as the horizontal grain pattern, It is thought that most of them have not survived.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1937-1938) | Horizontal Grain Pattern | ||||||||||||||
| ND (1937-1938) | Verticle Grain Pattern | ||||||||||||||
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