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Token - 1 Penny, Sir Philip Gibbs, Barbados, 1788
Reg. No: NU 12026
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- Summary:
- 1 Penny token, Issued by, Sir Philip Gibbs, Barbados, 1788.
Gibbs Plantation Token
Minted at Hancock, Birmingham - Statement Of Significance:
- Sir Philip Gibbs, owner of the Gibbs plantation, arranged for the striking of one and a half hundredweight of these pieces to be struck. The dies were engraved by J. Milton of the Royal Mint and Hocking, p. 314, believes the pieces were struck at the the Royal Mint. It would seem that they were not an official product of the Royal Mint but a private parcel struck by one of the engravers. Gibbs tokens are often catalogued as 'Token Coinage' as they achieved widespread circulation throughout Barbados.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 32 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.124 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | pineapples, british empire coins, british commonwealth and empire coins |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Barbados |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Plantation |
| DateEra: | 1788 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | The head of a slave facing left, wearing a coronet and three feather plume; below, I SERVE |
| Reverse Description: | At centre, a pineapple; around, BARBADOES . PENNY . 1788 . |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Sir Philip Gibbs, Barbados, 1788 |
| Mint: | Hancock, Birmingham (Mint), Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1788 |
| Artist: | John Milton - Royal Mint, London |
| References: |
Pridmore 3.11 Remick C1 Hocking 4113 Pridmore, Fred, Coins of the British Commonwealth, Vol. 3 p. 82 - 4 Remick, Jerome, British Commonwealth Coins, p. 61 - 62 Hocking, William, Catalgue Royal Mint, Vol.1 p. 314 - 315 |
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