British Coins and Tokens

LONDON, Lambeth, Royal Coburg Theatre, [1818-33], uniface copper, r[oyal] c[oburg] t[heatre] gal[lery] 1 in three lines, 31mm, 10.11g (W 92; D & W 10/102). About very fine, black patina £30-£40

W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 637; D. Young Collection [from R. Gladdle October 2006]

The Royal Coburg Theatre, named after Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, opened in 1818 but never enjoyed a good reputation. Renamed the Royal Victoria Theatre in 1833 and then the Royal Victoria Hall in 1871, it is today the home of the Old Vic theatre company.