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Military and Related Tokens and Medals
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FIRST BATTLE BETWEEN IRON WAR VESSELS around
scene of ironclads engaged in battle. Rx: THE REBEL
STEAMER/ MERRIMAC./ WITH/ 12 GUNS./ DEFEATED
BY THE/ UNION STEAMER/ MONITOR/ WE/ 2 GUNS,/ IN
HAMPTON RDS. MAR.9, 1862.
Schenkman notes that examples of this piece appeared in a
Woodward Sale in October of 1864 proving that they were struck
prior to the end of the Civil War. An MS 65 R&B Unc. in the
Stacks/Bowers sale of 6/13 brought $822.50
49.
GRAND PARADE OF THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE
DEPARTMENT, 1865.
Marqusee 214. 51mm. White
Metal. W.H. Key, Sc. Choice Unc. Obv: An early horse-
drawn fire engine under a canopy of stars. In exergue: IN
COMMEMORATION OF THE/ GRAND PARADE OF
THE/ PHILA. FIRE DEPT./ OCT. 16, 1865. Rx: IN PEACE
FIREMEN IN WAR SOLDIERS around a montage of banners,
flags, cannon, rifles, etc.
The Parade was a sight to behold. Over one hundred companies
were in the procession. More than twenty thousand firemen
marched in the parade which stretched for over 20 miles. The
newspapers of the day noted with approval (and some surprise?)
that there was not “a single scene of disorder.” White metal
specimens were used as parade badges and are most often found
holed. This unholed specimen is unusual. (F)
50.
RARE COLLIS’ ZOUAVES BADGE,
A three piece hanging
badge. The red, white and blue suspension ribbon and clamp
appear to be later additions. The 35mm bronze drop is an original
period piece. Obverse: Open wreath around a full-length figure
of a Zouave on a diamond-shaped shield. Reverse COLLIS’
ZOUAVES ORG JULY 1862. around 114./ PENNA. VOLS./
1ST BRIG. 1ST DIV./ 3RD CORPS.
Formed by Col. Charles H. T. Collis and recruited in the summer
of 1862 from Philadelphia and surrounding counties, the regiment
battled Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley campaign
and went on to participate in many of the major battles of the
war, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and
Petersburg. (F-G)
51.
JEFFERSON DAVIS PORTRAIT TOKEN.
37.5mm. Pewter/
Lead (?). Dark AU. Obv: JEFFERSON DAVIS to either side of
a bearded bust of Davis to half right. Blank reverse with raised
rims. (F)
52.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE AWARD MEDAL FOR
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