Victoria c.1850'- Gambling token, Keep your temper - Great Britain

Country * Tokens * (United Kingdom - Counter Tokens)
Type: Token
Year: ND ca.1850'
Currency: Counter Tokens
Composition: Brass
Grade: VF20
Weight: 4.8 g
Diameter: 22.9 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑

Obverse:
Uncrowned head of Queen Victoria facing left, legend around.

Lettering:
VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRIT

Reverse:
Woman seated at a table playing cards

Lettering: KEEP YOUR TEMPER

Edge:
Reeded.

Comments:
Whist Token.

Whist counters were a series of British tokens sold at street shops or given away as advertising cards from the time of George III [1760-1820] through the reign of Victoria [1837-1876].

Whist, a popular game during this time period, was a forerunner of Bridge.

Most of Thomas Kettle’s exonumia products issued after mid 1830s served primarily as counters for use in the game of Whist. Thomas was the son of Henry and ran the kettle from from about 1812 to the 1830s or later. Although Whist counters had been issued prior to Thomas Kettle, his were probably the first to portray a woman playing Whist

Quelle : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumi...

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