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PUBLIC-531E37
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Emma Pierce, 2020-02-25 14:43:01
Title
PUBLIC-531E37
Description
English: A worn 19th century copper-alloy (Brass) medallet or token dated 1845, possibly issued in Ireland. BHM (1980) no.2211

Description: Obverse: A butterfly, inner broder by a snake eating its own tail (an Ouroboros). Legend: + MARRIAGES+ BIRTHS+DEATHS
Reverse: Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom and Ireland.. Legend: in two lines anti-clockwise. [THE NATIONAL PRINTED RECORD OF // THE HISTORICAL REGISTER ESTAB. 1845]

Measurements: Diameter: 22.54 mm Thickness: 1.7 mm and Weight: 4.1 g

Discussion: This object may be Irish or produced in commemoration of the start of recording of Irish non-Catholic marriages were recorded from 1845. Records of civil registration in England & Wales, which commenced on 1 July 1837, relate to the birth, marriage and death of an individual. In Scotland records began in 1855 and in Ireland universally in 1864.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Kent
Date 1845
date QS:P571,+1845-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 994875
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/1094078
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1094078/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/994875
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 13 November 2020)
Object location51° 18′ 32.4″ N, 0° 41′ 33.35″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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