Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Ship
This trade token, worth a half penny, was issued for a business in Ship Yard, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2773; Obv inscription: J.D / in.Shepe / yard.his / halfe.peny (in four lines of cursive script, in field); Rev inscription: with.out / Templebar (in two lines of cursive script, in feild) Device = a ship (above inscription, in field).
Ship Yard, lay in Temple Bar without (Temple Bar within, being part of the City of London), in Westminster, Middlesex; the area is now part of the City of Westminster.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19138
- Object name:
- The Ship
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- I.D.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Ship Yard, Temple Bar without, City of Westminster, London [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 20 mm, WT 1.89 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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