1815 GEORGE III 3 SHILLING BANK TOKEN
£350.00
1815 George III 3 Shilling Bank Token struck in high‑grade silver during the Napoleonic Wars. A scarce emergency‑issue Bank of England token featuring the laureate bust of George III and the oak‑wreath reverse.
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The 1815 George III 3 Shilling Bank Token is one of the final issues in the Bank of England’s emergency silver token series, struck to alleviate severe shortages of circulating silver during the Napoleonic Wars. These tokens were produced to a high standard and circulated as official currency, forming a crucial part of Britain’s wartime monetary system.
The obverse features the laureate bust of King George III, engraved in the refined neoclassical style typical of late‑Georgian portraiture. The reverse displays the BANK TOKEN legend within an oak wreath, with the denomination 3 SHILLINGS prominently centred — a clean, functional design that remained consistent throughout the series.
The 1815 issue is a scarcer date, produced near the end of the emergency‑token programme. Well‑preserved examples are increasingly sought after by collectors of pre‑Victorian silver, Bank of England issues, and Napoleonic‑era monetary history.
- Denomination: 3 Shillings (Bank Token)
- Date: 1815
- Monarch: George III (1760–1820)
- Issuing authority / mint: Bank of England, London
- Metal: Silver, approx. .8916 fine
- Weight: 14.7 g (standard 227 grains)
- Diameter: 34 mm
- Mintage: Not precisely recorded; scarce date within the series
- Catalogue references: KM Tn5, Spink 3770, ESC 2084
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