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Canal tokens were used as small change and often showed the development of the canal.This token dates from 1795. The obverse shows the coat of arms of the Jackson and Duckett families and the reverse shows the course of the River Stort with a horse drawn barge in the foreground.

Stort Token

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Canal tokens were used as small change and often showed the development of the canal.This token dates from 1795. The obverse shows the coat of arms of the Jackson and Duckett families and the reverse shows the course of the River Stort with a horse drawn barge in the foreground.

Added:
4th Mar 2009

Subjects:
 Citizenship, Geography, History

Key Stages:
 Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3

Keywords:
Stort, Stortford, Token, Jackson, Duckett, Money, Canal, Barge

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