5 Shillings Bishop, de Jersey and Co.

Features

Location	Guernsey
Bank emisyjny	Évêque de Jersey & Cie
Type	Trade tokens › Business tokens
Year	1809
Value	5 Shillings (¼)
Currency	Pound (1808-1971)
Composition	Srebro (.896)
Weight	27.0674 g
Diameter	40 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Counterstamped, Frezowana
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	2 October 1809
Number	N# 278881
References	KM# Tn1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Pr# 90 Fred Pridmore. Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the End of the Reign of George VI 1952. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , Davis# 1 William John Davis; 1904. The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man: To which are added tokens of over one penny value of any period. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , Dalton# 1 Richard Dalton; 1968. The Silver Token Coinage 1811-12. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

Spiczasta tarcza w okręgu z koralików. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering: BISHOP DE JERSEY & CO.

Reverse

Wartość w wieńcu, data poniżej. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
BANK OF GUERNSEY
TOKEN
OF FIVE
SHILLINGS
1808

Mint

Soho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)

Comments

Emisja została wybita jako wspólne przedsięwzięcie Abrahama Bishopa i Henry'ego de Jersey, dwóch handlowców, którzy połączyli siły, tworząc prywatny bank Bishop de Jersey & Co, który na krótko wyemitował (nieautoryzowaną) monetę żetonową. Żeton o nominale 5 szylingów został wybity w mennicy Soho w Birmingham w Anglii na hiszpańskiej monecie o nominale 8 reali. Widoczne są fragmenty monety, w tym imię Karola IV i rok pierwotnej emisji.

Władze Guernsey szybko je zakazały, rozporządzenie z dnia 2 października 1809 r. zakazało obiegu tych żetonów i uczyniło wszystkie prywatnie wybite żetony nielegalnymi. Żetony zostały szybko wycofane z obiegu i stopione. Dwa lata później Bank of Guernsey upadł.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

The issue was struck as a joint venture between Abraham Bishop and Henry de Jersey, two traders who combined forces to form a private bank, Bishop de Jersey & Co., which briefly issued (unauthorised) token coinage. Assigned a value of Token 5 Shillings, the type was struck over Spanish 8 Reales at the Soho Mint in Birmingham, England, portions of the under type can remain visible, including the name of Charles IV and the year of original issue.

Guernsey authorities quickly banned them, an ordinance dated 2nd October 1809, forbade the circulation of these tokens, and made all privately struck tokens illegal. The tokens were quickly removed from circulation and melted. Two years later, the Bank of Guernsey failed.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1809												(en) Estimated 6 examples remaining.

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Actual srebro weight: 0.780 oz

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