19th century silver token, John Robertson of Newcastle Upon Tyne obverse design by Raphael Maklouf

obverse design by Raphael Maklouf

Mint of London

69g (Burns 3

31mm (MI i 378/55)

struck 28 B

19th century silver token, John Robertson of Newcastle Upon Tyne obverse design by Raphael Maklouf19th Century Token, struck in silver, Northumberland, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Shilling, 1811, commerce personified seated on bales, holding cornucopia and spear, sea beyond with ship sailing right, W on ground below for engraver, date at bottom, legend and outer border of dots surrounding both sides, NORTHUMBERLAND & DURHAM 12D. TOKEN, spear point between N and D of legend, rev. arms of Newcastle, . PAYABLE BY IOHN ROBERTSON. In upper half, NEWCASTLE ON