Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
The Ship
Margaret North issued this trade token, worth a half penny, for her business at the sign of the Ship, on St Mary Hill.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 2692; Obv inscription: MARGRET. NORTH. AT. THE. 1668 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = A ship in full sail (in field); Rev inscription: ON.ST / MARY. / HILL. / HER.HALF. / PENNY. / M.N (in six lines of Roman capitals, in field); octagonal.
See also token number 7608 in the Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 59, The Norweb Collection: Tokens of the British Isles 1575-1750, Part VII - City of London. St Mary at Hill lies in Billingsgate Ward, in the City of London.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 96.66/806
- Object name:
- The Ship
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- North, Margaret
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
St Mary at Hill, Billingsgate Ward, City of London, London [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1668
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 22 mm, WT 1.90 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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