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Token - Sentimental Oliver Cromwell ND
1773 year| Copper | 5.51 g | 26 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Advertising medallions |
| Year | 1773 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 5.51 g |
| Diameter | 26 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#200889 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 92% |
Reverse
Three lines.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
OLIVAR
CROMWELL
1658
Translation:
OLIVER
CROMWELL
1658
Engraver: John Kirk
Comment
The Sentimental Magazine went on sale in March of 1773, and continued to be published until December 1777. As an incentive, for each of its first thirteen months, the purchaser received a small copper medallion. They were all of the same general design; bust of a prominent person on the obverse, and their name and/or title on the reverse.Note: The obvious reverse spelling error - should be OLIVER not OLIVAR
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