Date:1843
Description:
English copper advertising token, 1843
Diameter 30mm
The obverse features the monogram of Benjamin Nightingale, 'BN', with the date below. The inscription around the outside reads 'BENJAMIN NIGHTINGALE, LONDON/ PRIVATE TOKEN'. The reverse features a seated female figure in classical robes. She holds the cornucopia, or horn of plenty, in her right hand and rests her right elbow on a row of bound books. At her side is a small jewellery cabinet with one door open revealing a series of little drawers, it stands on a small table. Below is a shield per pale, divided into two halves, bearing a rose. There is a branch at either side of the shield. The inscription around the outside reads 'Vilius est argentum auro, virtutibus aurum', meaning 'Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue'.
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English copper advertising token, 1843 Diameter 30mm The obverse features the monogram of Benjamin Nightingale, ...
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Donor ref:LEAMG : M4272.1994.110 (66/17174)
Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
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