Great Britain - 1797

Token
Obverse - Great Britain 1797 token Reverse - Great Britain 1797 token
Obverse - Bust of George III, right.
Exergue - GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA
Reverse - Coat of arms of Great Britain
Legend, IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS
Exergue, 1797
 
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. This one is as struck with the weakness on the reverse caused when the metal flowed to fill in the obverse's bust.

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