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Rickf78 New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 06:34 am Hey everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me out and let me know what this coin is? I think its something commemorative as it 120mm dia (4.72" in the old money, pun intended) Nothing on the back. i acquired this brass thing around 1985 from the Huddersfield area in Westyorkshire when I was 6 and always wondered what it was. Willson Jowett is the name in the rectangle whom from google seems to be a WW1 veteran. all other searches have been fruitless. Anyone able to shed some light as to what it is? Kind Regards, Rick * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 06:40 am I moved your post to the correct section of the forum. Your item appears to be a medal/token produced by a private company. The figures/images resemble tokens and coins produced in the UK Report this Post to the Staff
leyther8008 New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 08:14 am Its a World war one Death penny issued by the British to people who had lost a relative in the war the name in the box being the person you can google it and maybe find out who the chap was. Report this Post to the Staff
leyther8008 New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 08:18 am Seems there was only one Wilson Jowett recorded on the Commenwealth war grave commision website. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead.aspx?cpage=1 And he's recorded on the Tyne Cot memorial! Report this Post to the Staff
leyther8008 New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 08:21 am Really interesting as this is his listing he was an American. who of course fought in the first world war but are largely sadly forgotten. Rank:Lance CorporalService No:C/253Date of Death:27/09/1917Age:29Regiment/Service:King's Royal Rifle Corps 16th Bn. (C.L.B.) Panel Reference: Panel 115 to 119 and 162A and 163A. Memorial:TYNE COT MEMORIALAdditional Information:Son of John and Hannah Jowett, of 504, Killingly St., Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A. Native of Illingworth, Yorks. Was a Church Lads Brigade lad, and an officer of the Illingworth Company. Volunteered for service at outbreak of war. Twice previously wounded. Report this Post to the Staff
leyther8008 New Member United Kingdom 10 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 08:23 am http://www.greatwar.co.uk/memorials...l-plaque.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Rickf78 New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 08:27 am Thanks for your help, a search for death penny brings up lots of images similar Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 07/10/2015 1:34 pm I would very strongly suggest some conservation effort be made to insure the oxidation does not continue to spread. Verdicare would probably take care of this problem. Report this Post to the Staff
Rickf78 New Member Australia 3 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 01:55 am I'll look into getting it cleaned up and store it properly to stop the oxidisation, Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Anaximander Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 709 Posts	Posted 07/11/2015 03:41 am I have heard you can have modern repros of these made. I would be interested in getting one for my dad. When he was a boy he had one for his grandfather who died 1916 before his mum was born. It was the only thing his mum had to treasure from her dad. Unfortunately dad's stepdad was a drinker and pawned it for booze. Anyone know a useful link? Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 07/12/2015 10:22 am It's a beautifully struck piece, what with the high relief and classic design ... a fitting memento. It's also a historic reminder of the now century old partnership that Britain and the U.S. have shared in the interest of freedom. Love it! Report this Post to the Staff
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