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1985.51.407

Very worn, gold coloured coin with a rivet. Carried by a soldier during World War 1. [SM 18/02/2011]


1985.51.407

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Collection type
Object
Description
Very worn, gold coloured coin with a rivet. Carried by a soldier during World War 1. [SM 18/02/2011]
Long description
Very worn, gold coloured coin with a rivet. Carried by a soldier during World War 1. One surface is worn smooth, the other is slightly textures with the faint outline of a figure facing to the right of the coin and an illegible inscription around the edge of the coin. [SM 18/02/2011]
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: 1897
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Stamped, Process Riveted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 29 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.407 Other numbers: A 176475 AM C lot 175

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