Knox County, Ohio
A checklist of locally issued money
Checklist maintained by the Mount Vernon Numismatic Society
| Bank Notes |
| Tokens |
| Wooden Money |
| Medals |
| Checks - pre 1901 |
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The Cooper Bessemer Company of Mt Vernon Ohio medal depicting a Superior 1700 diesel Engine. Probably dates to the 1980s. Obv: Engine "Heads it's Superior" Rev: Compressor "Tails it's Superior". 39 mm diameter, 23 grams, bronze color. First submission by Charlie Ruggles January 4, 2009. Image courtesy of Charlie Ruggles. |
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Commemorative medal for 32nd Annual Encampment of G.A.R (Grand Army of the Republic, a veterans organization formed of Union army veterans) at Mount Vernon, OH. Obv: Facing bust of Lorin Andrews in uniform. "*DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI* COL. LORIN ANDREWS / OF KNOX COUNTY / OHIO'S / FIRST VOLUNTEER SOLDIER" Rev: Monument on Mount Vernon town square. "* 32nd ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT DEPT. OF OHIO G.A.R. MT VERNON. O. * JUNE 14-16. 1898" Bronze, 37 mm. First submission by Herman Blanton, July 9, 2008. Image courtesy of Ohio Coin, Springfield OH. |
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Medal to celebrate 75th anniversary of Continental Can Company which operated a manufacturing plant in Mount Vernon. The medal first submitted here is encapsulated in Lucite to be used as a paper weight. Bronze, 33mm diameter. Obverse: "CONTINENTAL CAN COMPANY U.S.A. ~ 1904 ~ 1979 ~" around a building. Above the building "SERVING THE WORLD WITH RELIABLE PACKAGING" and on the roof of the building a placard with the text "PLANT #1 SYRACUSE N.Y." Reverse: Artistic "75" with the 3 concentric letter "C"s which likely stand for Continental Can Corporation. Beneath the logo "1904 anniversary 1979" First submission by Dave Boss December 12, 2006. Image courtesy of Dave Boss. |
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Medal dated 1993 and has the Masonic Building on the Mt Vernon City square on the obverse. Looks to be copper nickel, 34 mm. Obverse: Lodge building with legend 1/4 way around "MT. VERNON, OHIO".Reverse: "CLINTON CHAPTER | No. 26 150 YEARS | CLINTON COMMANDERY | No. 5 150 YEARS | KINSMAN COUNCIL | No. 76 100 YEARS | 1993" First submission: by Charlie Ruggles January 3, 2005. Image courtesy of Charlie Ruggles. |
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Issued for 150th anniversary of Mt Zion #9 F and A.M lodge. 29 mm, appears to be a white metal wash over copper. (Specimens known in copper that show no white metal wash). Obverse: "MT. ZION No.9 F. & A.M. | 150th | ANNIVERSARY | 1810-1960 | MT. VERNON: O." Reverse: Masonic Lodge symbols. First submission: by Charlie Ruggles May 8, 2004. Image courtesy of Darren Ruby, July 20, 2008. |
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Issued for 175th anniversary of Mt Zion #9 F and A.M lodge. 34 mm, 12.33 grams, white metal. Obverse: Image of lodge building on Public Square Mt Vernon, OH "1810 - 1985" Reverse: "*MT. ZION No. 9F & A.M. * | 175 | YEARS | MT. VERNON, OHIO" First submission: by Charlie Ruggles June 19, 2004. Image courtesy of Charlie Ruggles. |
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Issued for Sesquicentennial of Mount Vernon, OH 1805-1955. Looks to be aluminum and holed as made. On the obverse is the Dan Emmett house, reverse is shamrock. Obverse legend: ".....MT. VERNON SESQUI-CENTENNIAL ..... OHIO | 1805 1955". Reverse Legend "good luck | mt. vernon | sesqui-centennial | celebration | JULY 6 - 9 | 1955" . First submission: by Dan Rich January 27, 2004. Image courtesy of Dan Rich. |
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