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Text at centre. Linear frame. Overstamped diagonical strip with denomination. Design printed in black on beige background. (reverse)

Coat of arms of the German Empire at upper left. Design printed in black print on beige background. (obverse)

Entwined thistles and roses and an image of Britannia with a sailing ship in the background

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


The Jacobite Rising of 1745, the…

Six-character inscription giving name of banknote across the top. Below this a border of dragons. At the centre is an illustration of 1000 coins (strung as 10 groups of 100 coins). The two-character inscription above this gives the denomination;…

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…