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Female allegorical figure Liberty, centre, with Gallic rooster, olive branch and musical instrument (?), seated on stone block showing two parazoniums and the hat of Liberty; decorative border. (obverse)

Lower right, Justice, draped, seated left, holding scales in right hand, leaning on parazonium with left arm: to left unidentified allegorical figure, draped, seated right, holding inscribed tablet in both hands with Gallic rooster at feet;…

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

Opaque watercolour painting on European paper of a man, possibly a factor or business agent, wearing a turban and a dhoti with an angavastra (shawl) draped over his chest and shoulder; his feet are shod. On his forehead, neck, chest and upper arms…

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…

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…

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)