Scene showing the signing of the Declaration of Independence at centre: green print on white background. (reverse). Portrait of Thomas Jefferson at centre within oval frame: black and green print on white background. (obverse)
This is a red stoneware (Böttgersteinzeug) coin minted by the celebrated ceramic factory at Meissen in Germany. Meissen had produced its first porcelain medallion in 1710, shortly after the factory was established. Regular production of German…
A British broadside celebrating William Pitt, and London merchants and traders who declared to continue to accept paper money at a time of financial crisis caused by the Jacobite Rising and other events in 1745