Gibraltar 1 quarto 1810 (type 2) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
8914059
Area
Coins
Title
Gibraltar 1 quarto 1810 (type 2)
Country
Gibraltar
Face value
1 quart
Year
1810
Variety / overstrike
type 2
Era
Gibraltar - British Colony (1704-present)
Head of State
George III of the United Kingdom (1760-1820)
Type
Coin
Designer
Unknown
Series
Theme
Buildings, Castles, Fauna (Animals), Keys, Lions
Material
Copper (Cu)
Weight
3.4
Diameter
20
Thickness
1.5
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
VALUE ONE QUARTO 1810
Reverse
PAYABLE AT ROBERT KEELING & SON'S • GIBRALTAR •
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# Tn3.2
Catalogue number
Pridmore# 22
Details
These are copper trade tokens, not coins, issued by Robert Keeling, a Gibraltar merchant, to alleviate the shortage of small denomination currency for the local British garrison. There are 2 variants: KM# Tn3.1 > type 1 KM# Tn3.2 > type 2