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Mint Office, 20th April, 1814
At a Board of Officers
Present: Dep. Master
— Comptroller
King's Assayer
— Clerk
Superintendent of Machinery
At a Board of Officers
Present: Dep. Master
— Comptroller
King's Assayer
— Clerk
Superintendent of Machinery
Read the following Papers,
First Letter:
(marginal note: "Master, D. Uncomarty, applies to Treasury for Second Issue in 1814")Mint Office, 29 March 1814
"Sir,
In the absence of the Earl of Clancarty, Master Worker of His Majesty's Mint, I beg you will please to move the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury to grant His Lordship their Warrant for the usual sum of £3,450, on account, for the Service of this Office, being the second issue of Monies on the ordinary established Allowance of the Mint in this present year.
Geo. Harrison Esq. &c &c J.W. Morrison"
Second Section:
(marginal note: ""Bullion imported / Coin delivered in / March 1814")"Account of the Importation of Bullion into H.M.'s Mint and of the Coinage & Delivery thereof in March 1814 (transmitted by the Clerk of the Papers to Lord Clancarty [Hague] 7 April)
| Imported Silver | Delivered Silver ( Dollar Standard ) | ||
| Bank of England | 10333.4.14 | Bank of England 3/ and 1/6 tokens |
15833.4 |
| The States of Jersey | Nil | States of Jersey 3/ tokens |
578.5.6 |
| Gold | Gold | ||
| Commiss'n in Chief | 1425.8.7.12 | V Thaler Pieces of Hanover &c | 1513-3-13-21 |
Signed:
J.W. Morrison D.Mr. / Willis Gibson J.B. Davis Dep. Compt. / James Law
J Robt. Bingley K.A. / Supt. of Mach
Commentary:
This is an internal Royal Mint board document of exceptional historical interest. Several points stand out:
- The States of Jersey 3-shilling tokens are explicitly listed in the March 1814 coinage accounts — confirming the striking of the Jersey silver tokens at the Royal Mint, with £578-5-6 worth delivered, representing 2,201 tokens at face value
- The States of Jersey imported no bullion that month (listed as "Nil"), meaning the Mint was working from bullion already on hand from the Jersey commission
- The Bank of England was simultaneously having its own 3-shilling and 1/6 tokens struck — the famous Bank of England tokens of the same era — showing Jersey's coinage was processed alongside the major national emergency token coinage
- Lord Clancarty (Richard Le Poer Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty) was Master of the Mint at this time, though absent, with J.W. Morrison acting in his place
- The Hanoverian V. Thaler pieces reflect Britain's obligations as ruler of Hanover, adding an international dimension to this single month's Mint output
