Token, London, ca.1809

Token, London, ca.1809 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca.1809. The museum's brief description reads: Copper token commemorating the Old Price Riots, 1809, inscribed, obverse: 'JOHN BULL'S JUBILEE' and 'CLIFFORD FOR EVER', with 'OP' in centre, and reverse: 'OH MY HEAD AITCHES' and 'OBSTINACY' with a profile head of John Philip Kemble wearing a jester's cap. Museum description: Copper token commemorating the Old Price Riots, 1809, inscribed, obverse: 'JOHN BULL'S JUBILEE' and 'CLIFFORD FOR EVER', with 'OP' in centre, and reverse: 'OH MY HEAD AITCHES' and 'OBSTINACY' with a profile head of John Philip Kemble wearing a jester's cap, and a trumpet and rattle beneath. Badly rubbed. The museum record gives material recorded as copper; measurements Diameter 2.4 cm; place associated: London. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.