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Object Type
Museum number: SSB,193.100
Denomination: halfpenny
Description: Metal alloy token. (whole); Coat of arms of Maldon including shield with three lions on one side and a ship at sea on the other and a bird crest. Legend inscription. (obverse); The arms and crest of the Watchmakers Company including a clock with a winged old man representing Father Time on the left of the token holding it and a male figure possibly a Saxon king on the right side. (reverse)
Authority
Production date: 18thC
Production place: Issued in: Maldon
Materials
Type series
Dimensions: Weight: 9.940 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: heraldry; mammal; boat/ship; bird; domestic object (?); allegory/personification (?)
Associated names
Associated places: Emblem of: Maldon
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1818
Department: Coins and Medals
Registration number: SSB,193.100

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