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Object Type: token
Museum number: T.6312
Denomination: penny
Description: Alloy token. (whole); Coat of arms (depicting a castle - with two flags flying from masts and the portcullis formed of one horizontal and three perpendicular lines - next to water with a ship - with two flags, four sails and no stays above the top sails at the left - sailing past) within a garter and crest (depicting arms crossed, snakes and pair of scales) above. The bowspirit of the ship does not touch the edge of the garter. (obverse); Prince of Wales' plume encircled by a coronet, motto on a ribbon. (reverse)
Production date: 1811
Production place: Issued in: Bristol (England); Issued in: Wales (South)
Materials: alloy
Type series: English Token
Dimensions: Weight: 18.830 grammes
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Bibliographic references: Davis 1969 / The nineteenth century token coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (101, p.113)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: heraldry; castle/fort; boat/ship; reptile; symbol; prince/princess; crown
Associated places: Emblem of: Bristol
Acquisition name: Donated by: Dorothea, Lady Banks
Previous owner: Previous owner/ex-collection: Sarah Sophia Banks
Acquisition date: 1818
Department: Money and Medals
Registration number: T.6312

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