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The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1979.83.1a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
100th Anniversary of the State Capitol Building, Hartford
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 1979.83.1a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

100th Anniversary of the State Capitol Building, Hartford

Designer (American, 1914 - 2005)
Subject (American, 1828 - 1903)
Subject (American, 1823 - 1901)
Subject (American, 1825 - 1892)
Date1979
Mediumbronze; silver; cotton; cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (coin diameter): 1 5/8in. (4.1cm)
Other (height x width x depth of box): 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 2 3/8in. (1.9 × 5.7 × 6cm)
ClassificationsSocial Events
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFour commemorative coins for the 100th Anniversary of the State Capitol Building in Hartford, Conn. Two of the coins (.1-.2) are bronze and two (.3-.4) are silver. All of the coins are identical. On the front of the coin is a relief image of the State Capitol Building with text around the border. The reverse side has a relief image of the Genius statue with text around the border. The coins are stored in the original boxes.

The coins are (a), the box top (b), and the box bottom (c).
Object number1979.83.1-.4a-c
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. Leslie T. Goodrich, 1966.76.0a © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Whitehead and Hoag Company
1914
Gift of Howard J. White, 1954.13.1-.2 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Whitehead and Hoag Company
about 1954
Bank
Mechanics Savings Bank
patented 3 July 1923
Gift of the Connecticut River Valley Chapter of The Embroiderers' Guild of America, 1975.3.14  …
Dorrit Gutterson
1971-1972
Europe.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
1857-1865