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Cent from Massachusetts, 1788

1788 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Copper coin. Obverse: standing Native American facing left, holding arrow in his left hand and bow in his right. Reverse: eagle with spread wings, holding a branch in its right talon and a bundle of arrows in its left talon, with denomination: cent on its breast, looking left. Date in incuse at bottom. Smooth edge.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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coin

Credit lineCent uit Massachusetts, 1788. 1788. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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