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balance, coin

human history
  • Other Name

    coin balance used to measure sovereigns (descriptive name)

  • Description

    coin balance

    [brass] sovereign balance stored in a cardboard box; two coin cradles with engraved text: SOVEREIGN / WARRANTFT ; SOVEREIGN / 1/2 ; balance shaft has engraved initials "T.S"; top of balance weight is engraved with a crown; base of balance is engraved with the text SOVEREIGN / WARRANTFT in a circular shape with a crown in the middle; balance is stored in a pull-apart red box, with green paper instructions adhered to the top, title of instructions: "T. Simmons's Improved Sovereign Balance"; base of box has an pebbled orange, green and red support piece; interior of box is plain cardboard.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1931.526
  • Accession Date
    13 Oct 1931
  • Other Id

    col.0995 (colonial)

    16794 (ethnology)

  • Department
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