Additions to your Exonumia collection - September 2025

Looking forward to seeing all those recent exonumia finds as we start Autumn here in the Northern hemisphere.  Good hunting 🍁🍎🍂

 A new addition 

‘First visit of a reigning monarch to Brighton on August 30, 1830 Medal/token’ 

[ERECTED IN HONOUR OF THEIR MAJESTIES FIRST VISIT TO BRIGHTON / AUGT 30 1830 // 

PERRY & CO GLOVERS HOSIERS  / N B READY MADE LINEN / MY HOUSE 15 NORTH ST BRIGHTON] 
Not currently on Numista 

My 1st item is not very exciting compared to the item featured by ZacUK that's really lovely have you looked up the place on google maps? I just did on street view and if its the house with the black door those walls are rather dramatic looks like cobbles cemented together.

Arrived this morning …a book…Islamic Coins since beginning of Islam up to Ottoman period by the Arab Bank printed in 1980.

Confused myself as half the book is in english and half another language obviously one I don't speak or read as I would know what it was if I did. 

There's some beautiful coin photographs and a right good read with each coin featured. Looking forward to late night reading sessions with this one. 

DizzyBlue

My 1st item is not very exciting compared to the item featured by ZacUK that's really lovely have you looked up the place on google maps? I just did on street view and if its the house with the black door those walls are rather dramatic looks like cobbles cemented together.

 

Arrived this morning …a book…Islamic Coins since beginning of Islam up to Ottoman period by the Arab Bank printed in 1980.

Confused myself as half the book is in english and half another language obviously one I don't speak or read as I would know what it was if I did. 

There's some beautiful coin photographs and a right good read with each coin featured. Looking forward to late night reading sessions with this one. 

Yes - Looks really lovely there.  

Having worked across most of the counties in the SE, that style of cobbled facade on cottages and houses is very common right across Kent, Sussex and into Surrey, probably because of the abundance of beach cobble stones along much of the surrounding coastline.  I'll have to look it up next time I'm in Brighton.

 A recent addition 

‘1820 Frederika Louise Wilhelmina, Netherlands, Iron, (Simon), 46 mm, 38.1 g’ 

[FRI LUD WILHEM BELG REGINA / SIMON // JE MAINTIENDRAI] 
 Had to find a picture of a better condition reverse to see the lettering 

 One addition 

'c.1714 France Jeton/Token Louis XVI Tailleurs d'Habits' 

[… REX CHRISTIANISS // MARCHANDS MAISTRES TAILLEURS] 
Not currently on Numista. Catalogue: Feuardent# 5343 

 A better condition example, in silver > 

Some recent eBay purchases, all for under a tenner:

A couple of George VI coronation medals - HMV and Chichester, George V opening of Nottingham University 1928, British Empire Exhibition Torchlight Tattoo 1925, Hazel Grove centenary 1936, and a Scottish Peace medal presumably 1919.

I think I have lost the plot and gone completely random in my dotage!

I added a bit coin to my random collection 😵‍💫 stamped 1 troy oz 99.9 fine copper odd in itself as its defo silvery shiny not copper coloured…

Says by MJB monatary metals digitally decentralized peer to peer dated 2013

I found one of the HMV commemorative medals locally a few years ago and added it to the catalogue.  It appears that the commemorative Obverse was a standard design with the Reverse being engraved or minted for a multitude of different Coronation related commemorative events.  Good to see another one though.

LDC63

I found one of the HMV commemorative medals locally a few years ago and added it to the catalogue.  It appears that the commemorative Obverse was a standard design with the Reverse being engraved or minted for a multitude of different Coronation related commemorative events.  Good to see another one though.

Yeah, Obverse by John Langford-Jones, was very widely used. It was officially approved by the Royal Mint.

Pity it didn't have the gramophone and dog on it too!

 One addition this morning 

‘Belgien - Token (Jeton) 1751 - Karl Alexander [Brüssel] [MDCCLI copper]’ 

 Some lettering unreadable so tried to find a better example: 

https://www.cgbfr.com/pays-bas-autrichiens-charles-alexandre-de-lorraine-jeton-detrennes-ttb,fjt_391534,a.html 

 OBVERSE
Obverse legend : CAR. ALEX. LOTH. ET - BAR DUX GUB. BELG..
Obverse description: Large bare-headed bust of Charles-Alexander draped and armored to 

the right seen from three-quarters in front with the jewel of the Golden Fleece; signed R. below.
Obverse translation: Charles Alexandre Duke of Lorraine and Bar Governor of Belgium.
 

 REVERSE
Reverse legend : ILLO MODERANTE - CRESCENT/ M.DCC.LI.
Reverse description: Draped Juno standing left, holding ears of corn and overturning 

a cornucopia from the left from which coins are flowing; behind her, a peacock facing right.
Reverse translation: By moderation it makes grow.
 

 COMMENTARY
This token continues the tradition of New Year's tokens for the year 1751, 

which had been interrupted since the death of Maria Elisabeth, ruler of the Austrian Netherlands. 

This token commemorates the improvement of the monetary system
.
 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Austrian Netherlands - Charles Alexander Of Lorraine (1712-1780)
Charles-Alexandre de Lorraine (1712-1780) was the fourth son of Léopold de Lorraine 

and Charlotte d'Orléans. Brother of François I of Austria, he was governor of the Austrian Netherlands 

until his death. Charles-Alexandre became Grand Master of the Catholic Teutonic Order on May 4, 1761.

Bit of a surprise addition for me.  I did some bidding at the local auction house and won a small box of coins.

Filled a heap load of gaps which was great and then found this in the bottom of the box a rather large brass token going to have to do some digging to find some further information about it just to satisfy my own curiosity.

 That address in Coleshill Street also issued a different design 3d [pence] token 

http://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=119880&inventory_id=63653&td_image_id=42003&attribution_id=121038&record_offset=0 

Saying that, the only other entry on that site is this 

http://tokencatalog.com/token_record_forms.php?action=DisplayTokenRecord&td_id=110246&inventory_id=62281&td_image_id=&attribution_id=111287&record_offset=1 

which says ‘Image wanted’ so maybe they would like your pictures! 

Information:  http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Birmingham/HoldersGrandConcertRoomsBirmingham.htm 

DizzyBlue

Bit of a surprise addition for me.  I did some bidding at the local auction house and won a small box of coins.

Filled a heap load of gaps which was great and then found this in the bottom of the box a rather large brass token going to have to do some digging to find some further information about it just to satisfy my own curiosity.

From The Token Book 3 

Reference # 589

Page 77

88, 89, 90 Coleshill St

Value in the book of 20 Pounds

Book says it had many owners and many names

Opened 1846 by Henry Holder who was the owner of Rodney Inn next door at 87 Coleshill St.

When opened it was called Holder's Hotel and Concert Hall then changed to Holder's Grand Concert Hall

Soward & Gardner took over in 1863, John Soward Jr. in 1867, John Judd and Co. in 1871 and they changed the name back to The Birmingham Concert Hall. Phillips & Chowles in 1876. Charles Barnard 1886. Changed name to The Gaiety Concert Hall. 1897 name changed to The Gaiety Theatre of Varieties. Closed in 1920 to become a cinema and that closed on November 29, 1969

That is all the book has. Mentions a couple of references not on Numista.

Catalogue of Montague Guest collection of Badges, Tokens and passes (1930)

MG 511-12

Token Collectors Companion (2006)

TCC 1573

 One addition yesterday afternoon 

‘Jeton Rechenpfennig 1601 oder 1621 Druckstelle nsw-Leipzig’ 

 Apart from the religious imagery on the obverse no idea what this is. 

A lot of searching - lettering and images - found nothing. 

Second picture brightened, rotated, cropped, then attempted some lettering > 

 Some may have been squashed together or on two lines - 

such as CRIS then TVS making CRISTVS which may be connected to the obverse image. 

Anyone got any ideas?! 

 May as well add it as a list - no idea where the gaps or joints are though 

·SEIT·AL· 

??Z??????? 

TERN???TNT 

WAC?TWICRIS 

TVSVNS?ELFER 

G?LER?T·VNO 

?ESONLEN· 

?A?FIDES· 

 Update: https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/old-german-religious-medal.473424/ 

which was found searching for the two consecutive words on there CRISTVS VNS which 

found nothing, until changed to CRISTUS UNS then that link appeared. 

 Quote: … its probable text -

"Seit ale Zeit nüchtern betont wacht wie Cristus uns selber geleret und befohlen hat". 

 A link from there: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rQwXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA507&lpg=PA507&dq=%22wacht%22+%22tvs+vns%22&source=bl&ots=5X2hjrlK9R&sig=PEgYPI8WsHIwew_hXEeYPUrD2-0&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22wacht%22%20%22tvs%20vns%22&f=false 

 From: Description of the collection of Czech Coins and Medals of Max Donebauer
By Max Donebauer (1889) 

 Hooray :) 

 Lastly, all the above updated here. Turns out it is 404 years old, 

with 1621 not 1601 date at the end - looks like an 0 but is a 2 number. 

                        Green - original / Yellow - added / Red - corrections 

Seit ale Zeit nuchtern betont wacht wie Cristus uns selber geleret und befohlen hat
SEIT ALE ZEIT NUCHTERN BETONT WACHT WIE CRISTUS UNS SELBER GELERET UND BEFOHLEN HAT [FIDES 1621] 
SEIT AL ZUZNIT NUCH UN BET T UNT WACHT UM CRIS TUS UNS SEL FER GEIER UND BEFOHLEN HAT FIDES 1601 
SEIT AL-LE ZEIT NUCH-TERN BET T UNT WACHT WI CRIS-TUS UNS SELBER GELERET UND BEFOHLEN HAT FIDES 1621 
Seit alle zeit nuchtern bet t unt wacht wi Cristus uns selber geleret und befohlen hat fides 1621 
 

 The lettering from - original link / same, capitalized / the book / actual / same, lower case. 

 Nearly forgot translations > 

Seit alle zeit nuchtern bet t unt wacht wi Cristus uns selber geleret und befohlen hat fides 1621 

 Showing translation for: 

Seid alle zeit nüchtern bett und wacht wie Christus uns selber geleret und befohlen hat fides 1621 

* * * * * 
Be always fasting in bed and watch as Christ himself has taught and commanded us. Fides 1621 

 Page 507 / Number 4444 - 

Av. In gewundenem Kreise eine Frauengestalt (Fides) in wallendem Gewande,  
in der Rechten einen Kelch, in der Linken ein Kreuz tragend. / Rev. In 9 Zeilen … 
Rechenpfenning in Kupfer; Gr. 24.5 mm, Gew. 207 cgr. 

* * * * * 

Page 507 / Number 4444 - 

Av. In a winding circle, a female figure (Fides) in a flowing robe,
holding a chalice in her right hand and a cross in her left. / Rev. In 9 lines...
Copper counting penny; size 24.5 mm, weight 207 cgr. 

@JLHare @ZacUK Thank you both for the further information I really enjoyed reading all of that, love a bit of history information to go with an item.

 One worn addition this morning 

‘George III coin’ 

 Did not look British, so added what lettering could be seen [yellow] then 

from that did a search and found this on here 

N#61325 

 so then could add [green] the other lettering. 

[GEORG III D G MAG BRI FRA ET H REX F D // SANGUINE BRITANNICO / MDCCCVI] 

Another new one for me.

Not found it on this site.

Have the day off tomorrow so going to have a little digging session as I know that Waterworks Street no longer exists but it would be nice to find out more.

 An imitation of the Spade Guinea coins, 

from UK, where the shield looks like a spade. 

 On here there is a Series, with 41 tokens in it so far 

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/series.php?id=4175 

 I only have 3 of them so far. 

Thanks @ZacUK another item to add as mine isn't on there. Seems mine is only similar to a couple of them with the advertisement of a company through the middle of the shield.

May I ask if you know if there are “two groupings” one as gaming tokens and the other as advertising tokens for companies or are they all deemed as a gaming token?

 I clicked on that link of the 41 items - 

33 = Utility items › Counter tokens: Imitation Spade Guineas 

1 = Medals › Commemorative medals: Imitation Spade Guineas 

1 = Commemorative medals › Visit medals: Imitation Spade Guineas 

6 = Medals › Advertising medallions: Imitation Spade Guineas 

 One lovely addition this afternoon 

‘Duke of Wellington Commemorative White Metal [1852] 39.58g’  BHM# 2476 

[BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST] 
N#383714 

ZacUK

 One lovely addition this afternoon 

 

‘Duke of Wellington Commemorative White Metal [1852] 39.58g’  BHM# 2476 

 

 

[BRITANNIA MOURNS HER HERO NOW AT REST] 
N#383714 

WOWZER! That's a beauty

 That's what I thought when I saw it - Britannia + Lion + Angel 

Thanks :) 

 An addition on last day of the month 

‘Vintage Spiel Marke, With Stag Deer Jeton, Token, German. High Grade’ 

 Not currently on Numista 

ooooo like the Schwarzwalder Hirschsprung statue I remember visiting as a child, the story is embedded in black forest folklore so a play token depicting it makes sense to me.  A legendary stag that jumped across a large gorge to escape hunters.

Blimey that one brought back pink fluffy memories for me! 

 Nice. Thanks :)