Issued by the Bank of England during the Napoleonic Wars, prior to the 1816 British Currency Act. The 3 Shilling bank token was one of three denominations issued; the Three Shillings, The Eighteenpence (1s. 6d.) and the Ninepence (9d.). As these coins were not Crown coinage, they were classed as Bank Tokens and were accepted as money.
Obverse: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate bust of George III facing right
Reverse: BANK / TOKEN / 3 SHILL. / 1813 within wreath of oak and olive leaves
- Coin displayed on an information card
- Made in Canada
- Dimensions: 8 x 11.5 cm / 3.1 x 4.5 in
- Lead-free reproduction