Coin
Category
Coins and medals
Date
1788
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
32 mm (Diameter)2 mm (W)
Place of origin
Barbados
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1340686
Summary
Bronze coin. The obverse shows a profile of a man wearing a crown surmounted by fleur de lis with embossed lettering below which reads, 'I SERVE'. Reverse shows a pineapple surrounded by embossed lettering which reads, 'BARBADOES PENNY 1788'. Previously asscociated with inventory number MSS.663.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.