MBTA Token, circa 1998

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Artifact Overview

This token token let passengers ride the Boston area subway system, operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, in the late 1990s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Transportation token

Date Made

circa 1998

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.166.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Lucy Davis Scott.

Material

Metal

Technique

Stamping (Forming)

Color

Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 0.75 in
Thickness: 0.125 in

Inscriptions

Obverse: MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MBTA Reverse: MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MBTA
MBTA Token, circa 1998