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| 裏面の説明 | The reverse depicts the figure of Atlas, shown kneeling or crouching under the weight of the terrestrial globe which he supports upon his shoulders, rendered in a neoclassical style typical of the British token coinage period. The circular Latin legend surrounding the design reads PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE DOUGLAS, identifying this piece as a merchant or banking token redeemable at a specific commercial office in Douglas, Isle of Man. The composition fills the field with the draped figure of Atlas positioned centrally beneath the globe. |
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| 裏面の銘文 | PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE DOUGLAS |
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The Isle of Man operated outside the jurisdiction of the Royal Mint's token suppression policies, which made it a convenient issuing authority during Britain's acute copper shortage of the Napoleonic period. This 1811 piece was struck by the Birmingham firm of Kempson and was part of a broader private token coinage filling the vacuum left by insufficient regal copper in circulation across the Irish Sea.
The KM#Tn4 designation — the "Tn" prefix confirming token status — reflects its ambiguous legal standing: accepted locally as currency but never formally authorized as such.