Summary
2 Quartos, Issued by Robert Keeling, Gibraltar, 1802
Obverse Description
View of the Rock of Gibraltar with ship in sea in foreground; around asbove, PAYABLE AT R. KEELINGS; below, GIBRALTER
Reverse Description
Castle with three towers; key below entrance; around above, VALUE TWO QUARTS; below, 1802
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Robert Keeling was the owner of a Wine House in the Cooperage District and lived in Lieutenant Governors Lane. Pridmore associates the token issue with the wine house.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
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Date Issued
1802 AD
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Issued By
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 8.83 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
KM#Tn2.2 Pridmore 15
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1960. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations Part 1, European Territories.
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900.
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