Victoria c.1850'- Card Game Token, Great Britain

Country * Tokens * (United Kingdom - Counter Tokens)
Type: Token
Year: ND ca.1850'
Currency: Card Game Tokens
Composition: Gilt Brass
Grade: XF
Weight: 3.7 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑

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

Lettering:
VICTORIA REGINA

Reverse:
Set of three cards: The six of spades. The Jack of Diamonds. The five of clubs.

Edge:
Plain.

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.

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