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Description: | A Post Medieval lead alloy (tin) "American plantations token" minted under James II for use in the American plantations, dating c. 1688. This token was valued at one 24th of Spanish real, or one and a half farthings.The obverse of the coin shows James II on horseback with the legend IACOBVS II D G MAG BRI FRAN ET HIB REX. The reverse shows four crowned shields of England, Scotland, France and Ireland linked by chains and the legend VAL 24 PART REAL HISPAN.In August 1688 John Holt, agent for a number of tin mines petitioned the King for the right to produce tin tokens for use in the American plantations. Though there are no surviving documents to prove that permission was granted, the existence of a number of dies cut by John Roettier and now in the British Museum, London, suggests that it was.Just four months later on 11th December, King James II fled England during the 'Glorious Revolution', resulting in the immediate cessation in the production of plantation tokens. None have yet been discovered in the colonies suggesting that these tokens never left England.Similar tokens are recorded on the database - NARC-FB5C51 and LON-343785.Dimensions: diameter: 27.92mm; weight: 8.91g.
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