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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 1603719, member: 40017&quot;]Struggling. The obverse reminds me a lot of the &quot;Cumberland Jack&quot; gaming tokens made in England in the mid 19th Century - they lampooned the sending of the Duke of Cumberland to Germany to become Elector of Hannover - which was unpopular in Britain at the time. </p><p><br /></p><p>They did make many similar tokens at the time, including ones complaining of over taxation - so it may be out of that series.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1688-1690 date could be for William III of England - but although he came in in 1688, he reigned until 1702, so I can&#039;t see why it would end in 1690. James II is another possibility - he was kicked out in 1688, but continued to fight in Ireland to regain his crown until defeated at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, so it may be to do with that.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shield on the reverse though does not correspond to either of these kings - so we are back to square one!</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it possible to get a larger picture of both sides? At present even enlarged I can make out little detail.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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