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TOKEN
Unique ID: HESH-3FE87C
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper alloy pub token for the Bowling Green Inn - Whitcliffe. The puiblic house once had both a bowling green and also a fives court - but is now a private residence overlooking Ludlow Castle. Token dates: 1800-1900
Obverse: BOWLING GREEN WHITCLIFFE aranged over three lines
Reverse: 2D within a laurel wreath
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.3 mm
Weight: 3.74 g
Diameter: 26.2 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Shropshire Museum Service Entry Form: SHRMS: 00875
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Ludlow
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