Spade Guinea Gaming Token - George III J. Sainsbury Imitation

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1795-1798
TypeAdvertising token
CompositionBrass
Weight3.28 g
Diameter25 mm
Thickness0.5 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionLaureate head of George III right. Lettering around, no border.
Obverse letteringJ. SAINSBURY · FOR BEST PROVISIONS ·
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFour shields placed crosswise, crowned - England, Scotland, France, Ireland, with date below. Lettering (original spade guinea legend) around, no border.
Reverse letteringM·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E · 1798 ·
(Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. MAGNAE BRITANNIAE FRANCIAE ET HIBERNIAE REX FIDEI DEFENSOR BRUNSVICENSIS ET LUNEBURGENSIS DUX SACRI ROMANI IMPERII ARCHI THESAURARIUS ET ELECTOR)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1795  - -
1798  - -
Catalog ID4002659910
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