1500 AD Silk Trade Token

Description: 1500 AD SILK TRADE TOKEN

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Lot 224: 1500 AD SILK TRADE TOKEN(https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/-1-c-F354A69817)

1646 Newark Siege Nine Shillings

A ninepence coin minted in Newark when the town was under siege has sold at auction for £1,600.

The silver diamond-shaped civil war coin went under the hammer at a specialist currency auction yesterday (Wednesday, July 26) at Tennants Auction House in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.

Tennants spokesman said the lot was one of the most interesting coins in the sale.

He said: "This rare, diamond-shaped coin was minted in Newark under the reign of Charles I.

"Newark was a site of strategic importance to both Royalists and Parliamentarians during the Civil War, as two major roads - the Great North Road, and the Fosse Way - ran through the town.

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Ninepence coin minted in Newark sells at auction for £1,600(http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/ninepence-coin-minted-newark-sells-246013)

Ceylon Plantation Tokens

Ceylon, Plantation tokens, Pilo Fernando, Slave Island, Colombo, 4 1/2d, 2 1/4d (Pr. 33, 34). (2).

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Ceylon, Plantation Tokens, Pilo Fernando(http://www.baldwin.co.uk/ceylon-plantation-tokens-pilo-fernando.html)

1922 Banque De Paris Medal

France - silver medal - Bank of Paris and the Netherlands - 50th anniversary 1872 - 1922. Medal weighs 195 grams and is equipped with a mark in the edge: silver. Magnificent image. Medal has a nice patina.

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France - Medal ''Banque De Paris et des Pays-Bas (Paribas) 50e Anniversaire 1872-1922' ('Bank of Paris and the Netherlands' (Paribas's) 50th Anniversary 1872 - 1922') by Henry Nocq - Silver(https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/12916879-france-medal-banque-de-paris-et-des-pays-bas-paribas-50e-anniversaire-1872-1922-bank-of-paris-and-the-netherlands-paribas-s-50th-anniversary-1872-1922-by-henry-nocq-silver)