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Record ID: SUR-CD7612
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A 'token' made from a halfpenny of George I or II, worn smooth. Various symbols have been stamped onto both surfaces.
Side 1. Three clay tobacco pipes; D; a quatrefoil; a star and 'rod'; a 'rod' and a trefoil.
Side 2. A star and a 'rod'.
Dr David Higgins comments:
"Coins were counterstamped or countermarked for three basic purposes: (1) To indicate official sanction or adoption as legal specie (mostly in the West Indies and South America); (2) for advertising, symbolic or utilitarian purposes for merchants, fraternal organizations, political campaigns, admission requirements, …
Created on: Thursday 16th August 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st June 2013
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