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Interesting, not seen this one before. CheersInteresting ‘token’. I’ve seen them in farthing size and halfpenny size. Although they may well have circulated as tokens to alleviate the desperate shortage of small coins (as did almost anything copper with approximately the right size) these were ostensibly issued as commemorative medalets for royal visits.
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In this case, the town is Weymouth in Dorset, England which the King visited on 30th June 1789. Identical examples exist with different dates and other town names, coincident with royal visits to those places.
Interesting ‘token’. I’ve seen them in farthing size and halfpenny size. Although they may well have circulated as tokens to alleviate the desperate shortage of small coins (as did almost anything copper with approximately the right size) these were ostensibly issued as commemorative medalets for royal visits.
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In this case, the town is Weymouth in Dorset, England which the King visited on 30th June 1789. Identical examples exist with different dates and other town names, coincident with royal visits to those places.