Tokens

Scope note

Designates substitutes for money that move within a limited universe, usually not in general circulation, may be exchanged for particular goods or services, and are made from hard substances whose intrinsic value is always less than the stated value.

This term has 3,908 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

300037334

Broader Terms used

<Exchange Media>

Narrower Terms used

<monetary tokens>
<nonmonetary tokens>
<semi-monetary tokens>
17th-century Tokens
18th-century Tokens
19th-century Tokens
21st-century Tokens
communion tokens
lead tokens

Term used for

coins, token
money, token
token coins
token money

Equivalent Terms used

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

An image of United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

An image of Penny

Penny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Moore, Joseph (Birmingham medallist, fl. 1850)
Mint: Birmingham

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Brown, William (Portsmouth, C19th) (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Portsmouth

An image of Farthing

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Cannock White & Company (Struck in the name of)
Place of use: Dublin

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Manley, W.
Place of use: Leighton Buzzard

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Sparrow, Isaac Earlysman
Place of use: London

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Ashby, John
Place of use: London

An image of Threepence

Threepence

Maker(s)

Issuer: Rodney Inn

An image of Halfpenny

Halfpenny

Maker(s)

Ruler: Alfred the Great (AD 871-99) (Struck in the name of)
Moneyer: Williams, William (England) (Uncertain)
Place of use: London

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Bovril

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Drury, William
Place of use: Liverpool

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: uncertain

An image of Farthing

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Browne, Gregory
Issuer: Royal Artillery Canteen
Place of use: Woolwich

An image of Contemporary copy

Contemporary copy

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: uncertain
Place of use: Coventry

An image of Contemporary copy

Contemporary copy

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: uncertain
Place of use: Burnley

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Wilson (confectioner & baker, Norwich, C19th)
Place of use: Norwich

An image of British Isles

Sparrow's Leather Sauce

Maker(s)

Issuer: Sparrow, Isaac Earlysman
Place of use: London

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Henry, J.
Place of use: London

An image of British Isles

British Isles

Maker(s)

Issuer: Swiney
Issuer: Delany
Place of use: Dublin

An image of Farthing

Farthing

Maker(s)

Issuer: Browne, Gregory
Issuer: Royal Artillery Canteen
Place of use: Woolwich

An image of Penny

Penny

Maker(s)

Issuer: Stewart, G. V.
Place of use: Lisdourt

An image of Half guinea

Half guinea

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Cooke, John

An image of 20

20

Maker(s)

Ruler: George IV (1820-30) (Struck in the name of)
Issuer: Fellows, I. (Uncertain)

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