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Description: | The universities collection of Communion tokens comprises over 10, 000 items. The majority of the collection were produced by the Church of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, also represented are the Episcopal Church of Scotland and Presbyterian churches in England, Canada, Ireland and Australasia. Examples from the majority of the Church of Scotland and Presbyterian parishes are found in the collection. The dates of the tokens cover mainly the 18th and 19th centuries. The material used is mainly lead alloy but the collection also contains Bronze, Copper and Aluminium. The majority of the collection is oval or rectangular in shape with the exception of a small number hearts, stars and octagons.
Super collection: Marischal Museum.
Objects: 10,000 communion tokens; Church of Scotland; Free Church of Scotland; Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland; Relief Church; Associated Congregation; United Associated Congregation; United Presbyterian Church; Episcopal Church; Presbyterian Church of Ireland; Methodist; English and Gaelic Church; United Session Congregation. | Subjects: | Society Metalwork Numismatics History Tokens Religion and Beliefs | Temporal: | 1678-1916 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Address: | King's College,
AB24 3FX | Identifier: | ABDUA:CLD10 | Relation: | ABDUA:CLD00 | Go to resource |
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