Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673
The Union
This leather trade token, worth three pence, was issued for a business at the Union, on Cornhill.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London Appendix 15; Obv inscription: VNION / IN / CORNHILL / 3 (in four lines of Roman capitals, in field); Rev: plain.
The token was made from cuir bouli (boiled leather), which was used for robust work such as vessels and harnesses. It would have been struck with a hot press stamp.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/441
- Object name:
- The Union
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Anonymous, -
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673
- Material:
leather
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 32 mm, T 4 mm, WT 2.52 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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