token; communion "FC"

Maker
Crawford
Production date
1834
 Description
Oblong lead alloy communion token with cut corners of a standard "stock" type for the Free Church of Scotland. The obverse image shows a church (type 5) and is embossed "FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND / [curving up] / CRAWFORD / GLASGOW". The reverse is embossed "THIS DO IN/ REMEMBRANCE/ OF ME./ I COR. XI 24.".
These were made of the use of any church in this denomination.
See cataloguing notes.
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Object detail

Department
Object
Maker
Production date
1834
Production place
Glasgow (Council Area)
Signature & date
embossing:obverse:"FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND/ CRAWFORD/ GLASGOW"
embossing:reverse:"THIS DO IN/ REMEMBRANCE / OF ME./ I COR. XI 24."
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 2.7cm (L 1 1/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 1.9cm (W 3/4")
Documentation
Communion Tokens of the Free Church of Scotland; R Kerr, J R Lockie; 1945; Proceeedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Accession number
1985-046-001

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