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Object number2017.00006.10
Titletoken
DescriptionA coin recovered from the Royal Charter shipwreck. It appears to be hand-engraved with an image of two birds atop two hearts with arrows through them. The opposite is worn and shows the profile of King Grorge III within a rim which is inscribed with the words, GEORGIUS III REX. It is possibly that the coin is a British penny which was engraved to become a token. There are spots of green discolouration on both sides as well as other signs of corrosion from being submerged in seawater.
Production date 1800 - 1859
Object namecoin
Object categorypersonal belongings
Materialcopper
Dimensions
- Whole diameter: 36 mm
Whole height: 2 mm