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Tokens

Scope note

Designates substitutes for money that move within a limited universe, usually not in general circulation, may be exchanged for particular goods or services, and are made from hard substances whose intrinsic value is always less than the stated value.

This term has 3,910 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300037334

Broader Terms used

<Exchange Media>

Narrower Terms used

17th-century Tokens
18th-century Tokens
19th-century Tokens
21st-century Tokens
<monetary tokens>
<nonmonetary tokens>
<semi-monetary tokens>
communion tokens
lead tokens

Term used for

coins, token
money, token
token coins
token money

Equivalent Terms used

token

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Halfcrown

Halfcrown

Maker(s)

Ruler: Victoria (1837-1901) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Mellin, G.
Printer: Waller, P.

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: London & Carlisle Tea Company
Place of use: Penrith

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Lower Bowling Green Inn
Place of use: Warwick

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: FitzGibbon, William
Place of use: Cork

An image of Centime

Centime

Maker(s)

State: Belgium
Place of use: Ghent

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Roberts, Morris
Place of use: Sherborne

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Alden, R.
Place of use: Norwich

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: George Inn
Place of use: Bath

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Wilson (confectioner & baker, Norwich, C19th)
Place of use: Norwich

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Thompson (Dublin)
Place of use: Dublin

An image of Farthing

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Browne, Gregory
Issuer: Royal Artillery Canteen
Place of use: Woolwich

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Wilberforce, William (Uncertain)
Issuer: Society for the Suppression of the Slave Trade (Uncertain)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Wilberforce, William (Uncertain)
Issuer: Society for the Suppression of the Slave Trade (Uncertain)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Society for the Suppression of the Slave Trade (Uncertain)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Wilberforce, William (Uncertain)
Issuer: Society for the Suppression of the Slave Trade (Uncertain)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Hancock, J. G.
Issuer: Worswick, Thomas
Manufacturer: Hancock, J. G.

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Wyon, Thomas
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Ponthon
Issuer: Croom, William
Manufacturer: Boulton, Matthew

An image of Penny

Penny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Jacobs, Benjamin
Manufacturer: Skidmore, John

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Dumarest, Rambert
Issuer: Taylor, W.
Issuer: Moody, Richard Vernon
Manufacturer: Boulton, Matthew

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Glover, John

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Die-engraver: Küchler, Conrad Heinrich
Issuer: Jackson, George, Sir
Manufacturer: Boulton, Matthew

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Roe, Charles (Struck in the name of)
Manufacturer: Kempson, Peter (Inferred)

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Jobson, George (Struck in the name of)

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