Provincial Tokens
Gloucestershire Gloucester DH 11
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE G. BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE Gloucester 1797 |
| Item Description: |
PENNY 1797 G.BRIT D&h-11 GLOUCESTERSHIRE E: PLAIN Gloucestershire DH 11 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 BN |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Owner Comments:
Gloucestershire Gloucester DH #11
Obverse: A view of a large Gothic building ST. BARTHOLOMEWS HOSPITAL. Ex: REBUILT 1789. in two lines
Reverse: The Arms of the Borough of Gloucester surmounted by a Cap of Maintenance with CITY TOKEN at the sides of the shield and P. KEMPSON FECIT alongside
Edge: Plain
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon
Manufacturer: Peter Kempson
Rarity: Scarce
St. Bartholomew's Hospital or Almshouse stood on Westgate Street and was intended for about sixty poor people; with a chaplain, physician, and surgeon in attendance. The Hospital was rebuilt in 1787-90 by William Price and is now restored as a shopping and craft center.
One of the Gloucester building tokens made for collectors by Peter Kempson.
Atkins: Gloucestershire 14
Bt. Bill McKivor