Sujet
Milling the edges of coins, Royal Mint, London, 1891. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Milling the edges of coins, Royal Mint, London, 1891. A milled edge meant that metal could not be stolen from the edges of gold and silver coins by clipping, so reducing their intrinsic value.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1891
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B64_415
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
29,9Mo (2,0Mo) / 27,1cm x 27,7cm / 3198 x 3269 (300dpi)