Coin: penny token

Museum number:
2-34594
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034594
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
Victorian penny token, 1843, minted in Birmingham. Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA date - head facing left. Reverse: NEW BRUNSWICK / ONE PENNY TOKEN - large ship with masts.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
New Brunswick, Canada
Production place:
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
Culture or time period:
British Historic
Materials:
Copper (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Production date:
1843
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: penny token, accession number 2-34594, described as Victorian penny token, 1843, minted in Birmingham. Obverse: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA date - head facing left. Reverse: NEW BRUNSWICK / ONE PENNY TOKEN - large ship with masts.

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