Token - The British Museum (Gayer-Anderson cat) ND front Token - The British Museum (Gayer-Anderson cat) ND back
Token - The British Museum (Gayer-Anderson cat) ND photo

Token - The British Museum (Gayer-Anderson cat) ND

 
- 35.6 g 40 mm
Description
Location
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Type
Medals › Souvenir medallions
Weight
35.6 g
Diameter
40 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Coloured
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#206194
Rarity index
94%

Reverse

In the middle, the façade of the building front. Above is the top half of the Union Flag. Lettering below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
The British
Museum

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The Gayer-Anderson cat is an ancient Egyptian statue of a cat. It dates from the Late Period and probably comes from Saqqara. Made of bronze, silver and gold, the statue measures forty-two by twenty centimetres (Source: www.wikipedia.org).