case, sovereign

human history

Sovereign case. Made from silver. Oval shape. Hinged side at centre of width. Button release inside a ring. Exterior plain silver. Interior has 2 canisters for coins, canister is a disk on spring mechanism forcing the disk up into a small half circle frame, disks have :1£ on one and: 1/2£ on the smaller disk.

Accession number: 1964.37 Last Update: 30 Sept 2025
Accession Number

1964.37

Accession Date

1964

Other Id

37460 (ethnology)

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