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nguyen anh tu New Member Vietnam 26 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 9:04 pm metal brass ,not gold Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 10:40 pm Absolutely not a coin! It almost looks like a piece of satire in a token form. Instead of St. George killing the dragon they both appear to charge (?) toward Hanover. I believe it alludes to the fact that with accension of Victoria England officially lost all the privilegies (even though just formal) to Hanover which they had since Goerge Louis (George I, house of Hanover) became the king of England in 1714. Hanover's succession laws forbade a female to inherit the title. Report this Post to the Staff
WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 11:17 pm Yep, it seems to me I've heard that explanation before. I got one of these too in a bulk coin assortment. Value anyone? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 11:20 pm Correct. It's a card game counter. And svslav is correct, it's design is satirical in nature and "commemorates" the scission of the thrones of Britain and Hanover. As I mentioned in this thread where a similar piece was enquired about, the reverse depicts the Duke of Cumberland, who inherited the throne of Hanover in Victoria's place. On the genuine gold coins, St George slays the dragon. Here, the Duke leaps over the dragon in his haste to get away - he wasn't a particularly popular person in England. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 11/27/2009 11:31 pm As for value, they'd have been sold by the packetful as play money, for at least as long as Victoria was alive - "1837" is most likely not the actual date is was struck. This piece is worn, but intact, unlike uouo77's example in the above linked thread. I'd value it at a dollar or two. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
nguyen anh tu New Member Vietnam 26 Posts	Posted 11/28/2009 12:35 am THANKS EVERYONE FOR ANSWER ! Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 11/28/2009 05:10 am they were or are commonly called "Cumberland Jacks", as a pun on the name of Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (1771-1851), who became King of Hanover in 1837. see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_of_Cumberland Report this Post to the Staff
nguyen anh tu New Member Vietnam 26 Posts	Posted 11/28/2009 8:48 pm THANKS YOU SO MUCH ,PETER THOMAS ! Report this Post to the Staff
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