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Michael W DeSilva New Member Bermuda 19 Posts	Posted 05/21/2012 07:50 am Hello, I am posting this request one more time simply because I now have better pictures of the coin. In my earlier post someone had suggested that the arrows on the coin may possibly be Broad Arrows which were used by the UK Government to claim territories. I'm just wondering if anyone can confirm that? Or if anyone can confirm whether the coin is in fact a coin or a token? Or anything that may be informative. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 05/21/2012 08:09 am I am guessing that this is a plantation token for use by what are known colloquially known as POMS, more specifically, Prisoners Of His Majesty. In this case, any (preferably very worn), copper coin of appropriate size, could have been overstruck. I would be curious to know how near to right this theory is. Report this Post to the Staff
Michael W DeSilva New Member Bermuda 19 Posts	Posted 05/21/2012 08:21 am I'm equally as curious. I've never seen another one like it and I have searched everywhere I can think of. My father found it here in Bermuda in 1940. So far, no one in Bermuda has seen it before and there are no records or pictures of any others like it. I am struggling to believe that it is the only one of its kind but all of my research thus far is telling me just that. Eventually I'm going to surrender and believe I have the only one ever made. Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 05/21/2012 09:07 am Done some searching but to no avail. Like others have already suggested it does seem possible to be an early governement token (perhaps one of the early British King Georges). What are the dimensions? Diameter, thickness, weight. It may correspond to an early British 1/2 or 1 penny piece. I wonder if it might be worth an email, on someone's part, to the Victoria & Albert Museum? Edited by thai-vic 05/21/2012 09:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 05/21/2012 7:25 pm As this token was found in Bermuda is it possible that it was used as a form of payment in a Prisoner of War camp? During the Boer War 5000 prisoners were interned on islands in the Great Sound. Morgan's Island, Tucker's Island, Burt's Island and Port's Island were among those used. The arrows could indicate a prison coin/token and the 4 islands used for PoW camps. With the 'G' referring to 'Great Sound'. Is it possible for you, Michael, to get more information about this time period from a local museum or historical society? Report this Post to the Staff
Michael W DeSilva New Member Bermuda 19 Posts	Posted 05/22/2012 06:48 am @ aiglet7 - You have just taught me something about Bermuda that I have never heard before. My knowledge of Bermuda's history is rather limited. However, it is possible for me to contact the Maritime Museum (our one and only Museum). I didn't really consider them because they seem to focus solely on Bermuda's Forts and buried cannons and a few shipwrecks. I have been to the Museum and read the 3 'Heritage Matters' books that they have printed and didn't see or read anything that made me think they would know about my coin/token. I'll give them a try though. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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