Posted 12/07/2007 11:36 pm
G'day, regarding "The Prince of Wales - Model Half Sovereign" - this is a very punny political comment:
the PoW is first in line to the throne, ie, the King or Queen's eldest son; so the PoW might be described as a "Half Sovereign".
In the time of Queen Victoria, her son, who later became King Edward VII, was anything but a "model" - at least as far as behaviour was concerned.
As I understand it, these tokens were made for gaming. They had to resemble coins in order to be interesting. But, they also had to be readily discernable as different, otherwise the makers would risk being dealt with as counterfeiters.
Peter in Oz
the PoW is first in line to the throne, ie, the King or Queen's eldest son; so the PoW might be described as a "Half Sovereign".
In the time of Queen Victoria, her son, who later became King Edward VII, was anything but a "model" - at least as far as behaviour was concerned.
As I understand it, these tokens were made for gaming. They had to resemble coins in order to be interesting. But, they also had to be readily discernable as different, otherwise the makers would risk being dealt with as counterfeiters.
Peter in Oz
