Object Details
- Created by
- United States Mint, American, founded 1792
- Owned by
- George Monroe, American, 1916 - 2001
- Description
- A charred penny from the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921. The penny is red and brown. The embossing on the front of the penny is still visible. The word "Liberty" is on the left side next to a portrait of President Abraham Lincoln in profile. "1917" appears next to Lincoln on the right side. The back side of the coin is completely melted and nothing is visible.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Scott Ellsworth
- 1917
- Object number
- 2012.96.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- coins
- Medium
- copper alloy
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
- 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/16 in. (1.9 x 1.9 x 0.2 cm)
- Place collected
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Coins and Currency
- Exhibition
- Power of Place
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Communities
- Race discrimination
- Race riots
- Tulsa Race Massacre
- U.S. History, 1919-1933
- Violence
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2012.96.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5566e0968-f39e-4ba4-800c-5b0ec598cd51
