William Henry Harrison Campaign Token

Inscriptions

obv: Inscribed, around edge: MAJ: GENL. W.H. HARRISON / BORN FEB. 9. 1773; [Enclosing military bust of Harrison facing left.] rev: Inscribed, at top: THE PEOPLES CHOICE; inscribed, at bottom: IN THE YEAR / 1841 [At center, a log cabin with window and stippled door with three planks at side, chimney right with smoke left, flag left flying right, tree left, tree and cider barrel at right, with three hoops at left and center and two at right.]

Provenance

Collected by Raph E. Becker (1907-1994), father of William W. Becker, Class of 1964; given to present collection, 1965.

Catalogue Raisonne

Satterlee #104

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