Great Britain - 1790

Token
Obverse - Great Britain 1790 token Reverse - Great Britain 1790 token
Obverse - Bust of George III, right.
Exergue - GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA
Reverse - Coat of arms of Great Britain
Legend, B. BROS. REX. F. D. CLXX. HOCKLEY. B. I. R. M.
Exergue, 1790
 
These were produced by the ton and are generally considered to have been produced contemporous to the dates on them. They are variously called play money, gambling chips and just plain tokens. I'm guessing Birmingham; the 170 (CLXX) may be an address.

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