Great Britain
Gaming tokens, coronation medals, and mysterious Egyptian item
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Great Britain tokens including imitation spade guinea gaming pieces and a mysterious Egyptian item.
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1. Britain George III Spade Guinea Gaming Token - Rex Tenby 1790
Brass, 25mm, 3.17gm
George III facing right GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA Spade Guinea design JR.ET.JW.REX.F.D.TENBY.ST.C.M.S.P.ET.C 1790
The "JR.ET.JW.REX.F.D.TENBY.ST.C.M.S.P.ET.C" means:
Joseph Rollason and John Wood, Rex, Fidei Defensor, Tenby Street (Birmingham),
Chain Makers, Stampers, Piercers, Etc.
2. Britain George III Spade Guinea Gaming Token - Good Times 1788
Brass, 25mm, 3.17gm
George III facing right GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA Spade Guinea design IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD TIMES 1788 3. Britain Victoria Model Half Sovereign Gaming Token
Brass, 19mm, 2.19gm
Profile of Queen Victoria VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN 1841 Royal crown logo THE PRINCE OF WALES MODEL HALF SOVRN 4. Britain Victoria Double-headed Eagle Gaming Token
Brass, 22mm, 3.92gm
Profile of Queen Victoria H.M.G.M. QUEEN VICTORIA (H.M.G.M. is Her Most Gracious Majesty) Double-headed eagle (Similar to Russia emblem) 5. Britain Edward VII Coronation Medallion 1902
Brass, 25mm, 3.09gm
Profile of King Edward VII and Queen OUR GRACIOUS KING AND QUEEN / MADE IN GERMANY Royal logo LONG MAY THEY REIGN / CORONATION 1902 6. Britain Medal Edward VIII Coronation Medallion
Gilded bronze, 32mm, 12.31gm
Crowned Edward VIII facing right EDWARD VIII KING AND EMPEROR Shields (clockwise from top) United Kingdom, Canada, Scotland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Union Jack BIRTH 23 JUNE 1894 P OF WALES 13 JULY 1911 ACCESSION 20 JAN 1935 (Should be 1936) CORONATION 12 MAY 1937 MADE IN ENGLAND |
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7. Britain Egypt Good Luck Token - ABF
Aluminum, 31mm, 3.33gm
Triangle enclosing Egyptian pyramid, sphinx, camel GOOD LUCK POCKET PIECE Triangle enclosing six stars and the initials "A B F." GOOD LUCK POCKET PIECE
This item might be British as the initials "A B F" might be the "Army Benevolent Fund",
a British charity for soldiers founded in 1944 when there were many British troops in Egypt.
For more on these items, please visit: The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin |
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