Token - Oregon State Penitentiary (Salem, Oregon) ND front Token - Oregon State Penitentiary (Salem, Oregon) ND back
Token - Oregon State Penitentiary (Salem, Oregon) ND photo
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Token - Oregon State Penitentiary (Salem, Oregon) ND

 
Brass 5.0 g 22.95 mm
Description
Location
United States
Issuing entity
Oregon State Penitentiary
Period
Federal republic (1776-date)
Type
Trade tokens › Internment or prison tokens
Composition
Brass
Weight
5.0 g
Diameter
22.95 mm
Thickness
1.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#384305
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Denticals at rim, legend stack 3 lines with scroll designs.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NO
CASH
VALUE
HH

Edge

Plain

Comment

Oregon State Penitentiary, also known as Oregon State Prison (OSP), is a maximum security prison in the northwest United States in Salem, Oregon. Originally opened in Portland 172 years ago in 1851, it relocated to Salem fifteen years later.
Address: 2605 State St, Salem, OR 97310