Record

Title	Anchor civil war trading token
Repository	Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No	HMC/N/1/2017:31
ObjectNumber	2017:31
Date	17th Century
Description	Civil war trading token. Half penny. Obverse: anchor; reverse: 'I. E. M.' (initials of minter John Millgate and his wife).
Comments	Minted by John Millgate of Harrow Hill. Tokens were produced to supplement Crown currency during the Civil War, as no new ‘sovereign’ coins were minted at this time. Each district produced their own tokens; this one was produced for Harrow-on-the-Hill. The tokens became illegal when Charles II was restored to the throne. Most tokens that have been found have been defaced, presumably when they became illegal, so these are particularly unusual.
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Object Name	Coin
Materials	Copper
Location	On Display

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