Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1666
The Royal Oak
Edward Greene issued this trade token, worth a farthing, for his business near Rotherhithe Wall, Surrey.
Boyne & Williamson (1891) reference Surrey number 261; Obv inscription: EDWARD.GREENE.AT.YE (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = An oak with three crowns (in field); Rev inscription: BY.REDRIF.WALL.1666 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = E.E.G. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
Rotherhithe formerly formed part of Surrey, it now lies within the London Borough of Southwark.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- NN19942
- Object name:
- The Royal Oak
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Greene, Edward
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Surrey; Rotherhithe, Southwark, London [Southwark], Southwark
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1666
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 16 mm, WT 0.84 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
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.
Download image file
You are welcome to download and use this image for free under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.
Credit: London Museum
To licence this image for commercial use please contact the London Museum Picture Library
Download image file
You are welcome to download and use this image for free under Creative Commons Licence CC BY-NC 4.0.
Credit: London Museum
To licence this image for commercial use please contact the London Museum Picture Library
