Object Details
Description
Description: This burned paper currency and tin of melted coins were recovered from the damaged offices in the Pentagon.
Context: When the hijacked airplane was crashed into the Pentagon, the jet fuel ignited a huge fire. The heat from the blaze was so intense that it melted coins stored in this tin on an office worker’s desk.
The Pentagon houses over 23,000 civilian and military employees, and is the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense. In the Pentagon attack, 125 employees were killed and some 140 more were injured.
Location
Currently not on view
ID Number
2002.0279.16
accession number
2002.0279
catalog number
2002.0279.16
Object Name
coin container, fused
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 160 mm x 113 mm x 30 mm; 6 5/16 in x 4 7/16 in x 1 3/16 in
recovered
United States: Virginia, Pentagon
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Data Source
National Museum of American History
associated subject
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
related event
September 11th Attacks
Attack on the Pentagon
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1193825