Jersey Silver Three Shillings Bank Token 1813 Rare

Obverse
Pointed shield of arms divides date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
STATES OF JERSEY
18 13

Engraver: Thomas Wyon the Younger

Reverse
Value within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THREE
SHILLINGS
TOKEN

Engraver: Thomas Wyon the Younger

Edge
Plain

35mm, 12.86 g

Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

KM# Tn6, Dalton# 2, Pr# 1

Gouge to obverse and usual denomination weakness on reverse

Good Fine and rare

Comments
The silver 1813 tokens were the first official coinages minted for Jersey. They were struck by the Royal Mint on the authority of an Order in Council from the Committee on Coins dated February 5, 1813 and were designed by Thomas Wyon Jr., the Chief Engraver.