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1924.65.10

Brown porcelain circular currency token with gold gilt around the edge, 20 marks. [MJD 23/02/2010]

1924.65.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Brown porcelain circular currency token with gold gilt around the edge, 20 marks. [MJD 23/02/2010]
Long description
Brown porcelain circular currency token with gold gilt around the edge, 20 marks. The coin has '20 M' in the centre. On the reverse is an image of a female nursing a baby. The 10 porcelain tokens are stored in a lined presentation box. [MJD 23/02/2010]
Geographical reference
Germany
Europe > Western Europe > Germany
Cultural groups
German
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Adolf Wiedemann
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: 1921
Date collected
By 1924
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1924
Materials and processes
Material Porcelain Pottery, Material Gilt Metal, Process Moulded, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Gilded
Dimensions
Length: max 145 mm case, Diameter 31 mm, Width: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1924.65.10

Search terms: Currency, Pottery, Token

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