New Stock 2024 (Medals & Tokens)

In 1935, King George V celebrated his Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) and the Royal Mint struck silver commemorative medals in two sizes for the event. The medal has the conjoined busts of King George V and Queen Mary on the obverse and on the reverse Windsor Castle is depicted with the motto ‘Stet Fortuna Domus / May the Fortune of the House Endure’. This is available in a high grade of Extremely Fine-Uncirculated but with limited availability.

At the end of World War II the Government awarded what is known as the 1939-1945 Star. You had to serve either 180 days of operational service or 60 days of operational flying to qualify to get this award. It is a star with cipher of King George VI in the middle and the legend 1939-1945 Star below. It has a light blue, red and dark blue ribbon and today is over 70 years old. We bought a nice group of these and are proud to be able to offer them to you. These were men and women who put their life on the line to make sure that you and I could live a free life. They are original and genuine and are now over 70 years old.

Issued by Thomas May of Whitehouse Farm, Woodham Walter, Essex, these bronze One Penny tokens were issued daily to fruit pickers in return for labour based on the amount of fruit picked. They could be cashed up at the end of each day or week, depending on how long the worker was likely to be employed or, in some cases, the tokens were accepted as currency in local shops. These tokens are undated but originate from around 1880, records show that Whitehouse Farm was sold by auction in 1888. These tokens are now scarce and grade very fine.

This set of five medallions was issued for Australia in 2015 and has a crowned portrait of our late Queen on it. Struck in a proof silvered metal. The other side of each crown sized medal has the animal represented in finely engraved detail. They are Australian Koala, African Giraffe, Novosibirsk Zoo Lion, Novosibirsk Zoo Tiger and Novosibirsk Zoo Meerkats. A wonderful selection and we have made a special deal with the exporter on this set, you'll pay less than £4 per medal and you get a beautiful presentation case with the collections.

The co-operative movement, which expanded rapidly after originating in Rochdale in 1844, was based on the concept that its profits were returned to the members in the form of a dividend, calculated as a proportion of each pound spent. The dividend could not be declared until accounts were made up, and it was not easy to keep track of every member’s spending in the meantime. A solution was to give an equivalent face value in tokens with every purchase. When the dividend was declared, all tokens brought in were exchanged at the dividend rate. The redeemed tokens could then be issued again. Many tokens were issued with the value expressed in terms of the goods themselves, such as bread or 1/4 lb. of tea rather than a monetary value.

The co-operative movement, which expanded rapidly after originating in Rochdale in 1844, was based on the concept that its profits were returned to the members in the form of a dividend, calculated as a proportion of each pound spent. The dividend could not be declared until accounts were made up, and it was not easy to keep track of every member’s spending in the meantime. A solution was to give an equivalent face value in tokens with every purchase. When the dividend was declared, all tokens brought in were exchanged at the dividend rate. The redeemed tokens could then be issued again. Many tokens were issued with the value expressed in terms of the goods themselves, such as bread or 1/4 lb. of tea rather than a monetary value.