Description: JETON TOKEN, Royaume-Uni Georgius III 1797 - the Olden Times Guine.. This listing is for1797 George IIISpade Guinea Counter Token- In Memory Of The Good Old Days Originally minted from 1787 to 1799, the spade guineas and halfspade guineas were latercopied extensively and used asadvertisement and game tokens. This example,whichwas made during the reign of Queen Victoria. There was an extensive series of Advertising and Standard Imitation Spade Guineas, issued in brass and not gold, mostly in the 1800s during the reign of Queen Victoria although to avoid the Counterfeit Laws they have the bust of King George III, mainly, and the reverse is usually the spade shield, hence the name spade guinea. Many are also dated in the 1700s and not in the 1800s. Their purpose was as gaming gambling counters, to look like sovereigns and half sovereigns, also to show off the expertise of the engravers and manufacturers many of whom were named on the piece mainly from Birmingham, UK
Price: 12 GBP
Location: Stockton-on-Tees
End Time: 2024-11-04T16:51:37.000Z
Shipping Cost: 22.36 GBP
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Type: British
Time Period: 18th Century
