Licensed Victuallers & B.T.P.S South-East London Union Annual Banquet Token 1901

Licensed Victuallers & B.T.P.S: The inscription “LICENSED VICTUALLERS & B.T.P.S” refers to the professional association of tavern keepers. The abbreviation B.T.P.S typically stands for the Beerhouse & Tavern Keepers’ Protection Society, an organization formed to support and protect the interests of those in the trade.
South-East London Union: This indicates the specific regional branch or cooperative group of the society. These “unions” or societies often held regular meetings and competitions, for which such medals were produced as awards or membership tokens. This being for their annual banquet of 1901

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