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Vermont coppers
Vermont coppers is the name given to copper coins issued by the Vermont Republic. The coins were first struck in 1785 and continued to be minted until Vermont's admission to the United States in 1791 as the State of Vermont.-History:...
struck in 1785 and 1786. The coins were issued during the period when Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
was an independent state (1777–1791), sometimes referred to as the Vermont Republic
Vermont Republic
The term Vermont Republic has been used by later historians for the government of what became modern Vermont from 1777 to 1791. In July 1777 delegates from 28 towns met and declared independence from jurisdictions and land claims of British colonies in New Hampshire and New York. They also...
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The motto appears on the reverse of the coin and encircles a corona of 13 small stars representing the existing United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, with a large central star with an eye contained within. The motto expresses the then independent state's aspiration to join the United States as the fourteenth state.
Vermont was admitted to the United States on March 4, 1791.