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Bronze Medal from Helena, Montana

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Exonumia - Medals Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 120.00 USD
Bronze Medal from Helena, Montana
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70.00USD+ (17.50) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2018 Jun 22 @ 13:29UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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This 12.3-ounce bronze medallion with a rich brown patina is from the "THE BANKING CORPORATION OF MONTANA AT HELENA" and bears an obverse image of the Montana Territorial Seal that includes a cascading waterfall instead of the glacier and river seen on the more familiar Montana State Seal. The motto "ORO Y PLATA" (Gold and Silver) appears in a curved banner at the bottom of the seal. The reverse is a detailed bas-relief image of a five-story building with the words "FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PAID UP CAPITAL" along the raised rim surrounding the building. With a thickness of approximately 0.375 inches, this is a hefty medallion. The collapse of the Montana banking industry in the early 1920s brought about the closure of The Banking Corporation of Montana (formerly known as Montana Bond and Load Co.) in 1923.

Date: c. 1920 Location: Helena, Montana HWAC# 64404