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Token commemorating the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal
Token commemorating the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal. Obverse: View of the gateway and bridge over the Severn, a ship in foreground, distant view of the city (left). Legend: 'SUCCESS TO THE TRADE & COMMERCE'. Exergue: 'OF GLOCESTER 1797'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Legend: 'THE GLOCESTER & BERKELEY CANAL'. Exergue: 'ACT OBTAIN'D 1793'. Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE AT GLOCESTER'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1743 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Wyon, Thomas; Wyon, Peter Kempson, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |