USA. USS Monitor Civil War Army & Navy Token, dated 1863.

Denomination: Civil War Army & Navy Token - USS Monitor Submarine



Obverse: The USS Monitor submarine at sea, her two guns blazing.
Legend: OUR LITTLE + MONITOR +

Reverse: Anchor above date (1863) and crosed cannons. All within wreath.

Material: Copper
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 3.12gm

USS Monitor was the first ironclad warship commissioned by the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She is most famous for her participation in the Battle of Hampton Roads on March 9, 1862, the first-ever battle fought between two ironclads. The Monitor fought the ironclad CSS Virginia (the former frigate USS Merrimack) of the Confederate States Navy.