1890 So-Called Dollar HK-126, Valley Forge Evacuation

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Description

On June 19, 1890, the 112th anniversary of the Continental Army's departure from Valley Forge was marked with this white metal medal, HK-126, 35 mm. Its obverse shows a building labeled "Headquarters," the house Washington used during the encampment, with the date June 19, 1890, beneath and a border legend naming the anniversary. The reverse is simple: the word "Souvenir" set between two small scrolls inside a closed wreath, with stars running around the whole border. A second reverse, a bust of Washington, was paired with the same obverse for the silver, copper and white metal pieces HK-126a to HK-126c. The army had spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge, where nearly 3,000 of some 11,000 soldiers were unfit for duty before it marched out on June 19, 1778.

Cross References

HK-126; PCGS #642332; NGC #850231