Provincial Tokens
Gloucestershire Gloucester DH 1
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE G. BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE Gloucester 1797 |
| Item Description: |
PENNY 1797 G.BRIT D&h-1 GLOUCESTERSHIRE E: PLAIN Gloucestershire DH 1 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 62 BN |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Owner Comments:
Gloucestershire Gloucester DH #1
Obverse: A view of Gloucester Cathedral GLOUCESTER CATHEDRAL Ex: FIRST BUILT 1061 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
The formal name of the Cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Peter and the Holy and Indivisible Trinity, the Gloucester Cathedral was first built in 1061 and re-established by Henry VIII in 1541. It originated in 678 or 679 with the foundation of an abbey dedicated to St. Peter.
One of the Gloucester building tokens made for collectors by Peter Kempson.
Atkins: Gloucestershire 1
Bt. Gary Sriro