1897 Peterborough Commem of 60th

BHM 3601 Rated "R" Rare

SILVER TOKEN, FROM PETERBOROUGH IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE,TO CELEBRATE VICTORIA'S 60TH JUBILEE IN 1897.

UNUSUAL BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SILVER SHILLING TOKEN AND VERY SIMILAR OBVERSE DESIGN TO THE 1811 PETERBOROUGH SHILLING TOKEN (Dalton 5).

Obverse: View of West Front of Peterborough Cathedral, with legend around: TOKEN TO COMMEMORATE THE SIXTY YEARS' REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA . 1837 - 1897 .

Reverse: Shield of arms, with legend around: CITY AND BOROUGH OF PETERBOROUGH . ALD . JOHN THOMPSON . J. P. MAYOR . 1897 .