The Tankersley Collection of West Indian Coins and Tokens

Jamaica, Uncertain location, Scottish Missionary Society, communion token, obv. s. m. s., rev. this do in remembrance of me, white metal, oval, 29 x 24mm (Lyall 207; Burzinski 6333). Very fine, rare £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Tankersley Collection of West Indian Coins and Tokens.

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The Scottish Missionary Society was founded in Jamaica in 1823 when a number of estate owners asked for a ministry to be established on the island to instruct their slaves. In 1847 the Society handed over their churches to the Synod of the United Presbyterian Church, which later became the Presbyterian Church of Jamaica.