Coin: billon 5 cent

Museum number:
2-56842
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020056842
Accession number:
Acc.2970
Description:
Jefferson nickel, 1944, minted during World War II in Philadelphia. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / date - Jefferson bust facing left; Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO / FIVE CENTS - building.
Donor:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr. and Roberta Elliot Neustadter
Collection place:
San Francisco Mint, San Francisco, San Francisco County
Production place:
Philadelphia Mint, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Maker or artist:
Felix Schlag
Collector:
Newton Henry Neustadter Jr.
Materials:
Billon
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1944
Accession date:
1973
Department:
Nonnative California (archaeology and ethnology)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: billon 5 cent, accession number 2-56842, described as Jefferson nickel, 1944, minted during World War II in Philadelphia. Obverse: IN GOD WE TRUST / LIBERTY / date - Jefferson bust facing left; Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / E PLURIBUS UNUM / MONTICELLO / FIVE CENTS - building.

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