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Token box
Token box commemorating the Peace of Amiens, 1801. A circular gilt box with a profile bust (possibly Nelson) on the lid. It contains four gilt tokens. 1) Obverse: A foul anchor with a bird perched on the top. Reverse: 'PEACE / RATIFIED / OCTR. 10 / 1801'. 2) and 3) Obverse: A globe and a dove with an olive branch. Reverse: 'PRELIMINARIES / OF PEACE / SIGNED / OCTR / 1801.' 4) Obverse: Three ships in the background, barrels and bales in the foreground. Reverse: A broken sword and ploughshares.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0340 |
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| Type: | Token box |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Treaty of Amiens, 1802 |
| Date made: | 1801 |
| People: | Nelson, Horatio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 7 mm x 23 mm |