Great Britain - c.1795

½ Penny Token (D & H 282 - Middlesex, Ching's)
Obverse - Great Britain - 1795 Reverse - Great Britain - 1795
Obverse - A man, presumably Ching, faces left.
Outer Legend: THE BEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD . I . CHING PATENTEE FOR WORM LOZENGES
Inner Legend: SOLD IN BOXES AT 3/6 . PACKETS 1S. AND IN SMALL PACKETS AT 6D. EACH.
Reverse - The Royal Arms.
Legend: BY EVERY PRINCIPAL MEDICINE VENDER IN THE KINGDOM. A six-pointed star as a stop.
Edge:- Milled.
Size, 27 mm
D & H 282 - Ching's
O: Bust to left. I . CHING PATENTEE FOR WORM LOZENGES THE BEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD . SOLD IN BOXES AT 3/6 . PACKETS 1S. AND IN SMALL PACKETS AT 6D. EACH.
R: The Royal arms, supporters, crest, and motto. BY EVERY PRINCIPAL MEDICINE VENDER IN THE KINGDOM.
E:
A. 197
Milled.
 
This may be the only medallic image of an oriental I've seen dating from Napoleonic era Europe.
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