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1996 Commemorative Ornament History
of the United States Customs Service, THA's 1996 ornament celebrates Customs' earliest missions: revenue collection and enforcement of our national tax laws at sea. The ornament design contains the second U.S. Revenue Cutter EAGLE, along with the Customs ensign on the framework. The ornament measures approximately 2-3/4 by 3 inches. After establishment in 1789, the customs collection districts immediately became the largest providers of revenue to the Federal Government. Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, recognized the strategic need for customs vessels for the collection of revenue and enforcement of national laws and planned the creation of a semi-military naval service, initially known as the Revenue Marine, and later the Revenue Cutter Service.
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