The Federal Union It Must And Shall Be Preserved

Item TOK-11335

Description

The Federal Union It Must And Shall Be Preserved & Army and Navy. Fuld 225/327.

Civil War tokens were privately minted and distributed in the United States between 1861 and 1864. The widespread use of tokens was a result of the scarcity of government-issued cents during the war.  On April 22, 1864, the United States Congress passed a law prohibiting tokens or devices for use as currency.