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1863 Civil War Token The Flag of Our Union IF ANYBODY ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT DOWN, SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOT The phrase "The Flag of Our Union" from 1863 most famously refers to a popular patriotic Civil War Token used as emergency private coinage during a shortage of official U.S. cents.About the 1863 TokenDesign: One side shows a Union flag with 13 stars and a liberty cap on a pole, surrounded by the words "THE FLAG OF OUR UNION".Reverse Quote: The other side features the famous quote from Treasury Secretary John A. Dix: "IF ANYBODY ATTEMPTS TO TEAR IT DOWN, SHOOT HIM ON THE SPOT".Context: Private merchants minted these tokens out of copper to serve as small change as citizens hoarded official coins during the American Civil War