The two piece tongue and wreath shown here was manufactured by Ames Mfg. Company just prior to the War Between the States. Its copper central disc is die-stamped with North Carolina’s 1793 Great Seal. The design was rooted in the liberty gained during the Revolutionary War; the very same liberty that North Carolina’s sons were fighting to retain 1861. The two figures on the disc are Liberty and Plenty. A recumbent Liberty holds the Constitution and a spear surmounted by a liberty cap, while a standing Plenty holds a cornucopia in one hand and sheaf of wheat in the other. A ship in the background represents commerce.