Carry around a little US History in your pocket with one of our commemorative medallions.
(A) Join or Die: One of the most famous political cartoons, this woodcut was originally published by Benjamin Franklin in The Pennsylvania Gazette during the French and Indian War (1754-63) but it later resurfaced during the American Revolution with new context as the cartoon's commentary on the dangers of disunity resonated with American colonists. This medallion features the iconic woodcut and rallying phrase, "Join or Die" on one side and on the reverse a brief summary on the woodcut's usage in Colonial America.
(B) Don't Tread on Me: Also known as the Gadsden flag or Hopkins flag, which features a rattle snake and the warning phrase "Don't Tread on Me," was designed and presented by Christopher Gadsden, who was a delegate to South Carolina, during a visit to the Continental Congress in 1775. This design of flag was also used by Esek Hopkins, the first Commodore of the United States Navy, as his personal ensign. This medallion features a coiled rattle snake on a field of yellow and on the reverse an outstretched rattle snake on a field of thirteen stripes.
(C) Destruction of the Tea and Paul Revere's Ride: One of side of this coin depicts colonists in disguise defiantly destroying United East India Company tea, an act that became known as the Boston Tea Party. On the reverse features Paul Revere, one of three men, riding out into the Provinces of Massachusetts to warn local militiamen of the approach of the British Army who were endeavoring to suppress rebellion by seizing weapons from colonists.
