Post-Medieval — Mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1650
The Elephant and Castle
This trade token, worth a farthing, for his business at the sign of the Elephant, in Temple Bar without, Middlesex.
Boyne & Williamson (1889) reference London number 3061; Obv inscription: THE.ELEVANT.WITHOVT (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = An elephant with a castle on its back (in field); Rev inscription: TAMPEL.BARR.1650 (around field, in Roman capitals) Device = G.B.R. (triad of initials in Roman capitals, in field).
Temple Bar formed a divisional bar between the ward of Farringdon, in the City of London, and Westminster, Middlesex; the area that lay in Westminster, now lies in the City of Westminster.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 56.2/2
- Object name:
- The Elephant and Castle
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- G.R.
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Middlesex; Temple Bar without neighbourhood, City of Westminster, London [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- mid 17th century; 1648-1673; 1650
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- DM 14 mm, WT 0.97 g
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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