Summary

18 Pence, Issued by Jersey, 1813
Minted by Royal Mint, London

Obverse Description

Heater-shaped shield charged with three leopards, passant guardant in pale (ie. walking to left with heads facing viewer arranged beneath one another); around above, STATES OF JERSEY; below, 1813

Reverse Description

Within an oak wreath, EIGHTEEN / PENCE / TOKEN

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

These coins were struck by the authority of an order from the Committee of Council on Coins of Jersy dated 5 February 1813. The term 'token' on the reverse reflects the fact that the coins do not contain silver to the value of the stated denomination.

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