Item number: A1358

Year: AD 1889

Material: Brass

Size: 28.7 x 28.7 mm

Manufactured by: Birmingham Mint

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This token was minted at the Birmingham Mint, fabricated from brass, and circulated as an internal security access token for the minting facility.

The obverse of the coin features centrally printed text reading “ICKNIELD ST BIRMINGHAM B18 6RX 021·236 7742”, wherein “ICKNIELD ST BIRMINGHAM” denotes the mint’s provincial location and street address, “B18 6RX” represents the postal code for the Hockley district in Birmingham, and “021·236 7742” is the factory’s contact telephone number. The “021” prefix was Birmingham’s early telephone area code, subsequently updated to “0121” in AD 1955. The peripheral text reads “GUARDS C.I.T., INVESTIGATIONS. GENERAL SECURITY SERVICES”, delineating the company’s service portfolio, which encompasses transit, escort, investigative, and general security operations. “C.I.T.” is an abbreviation for “Cash-in-transit”, specifically referring to practical monetary transfers between banks and financial institutions.

The reverse of the coin is inscribed with “MINT SECURITY LIMITED” and “YOU PAY”, signifying that this token is a proprietary instrument of the mint’s security management organisation.

The Birmingham Mint represents the most venerable private minting establishment, founded by the engineer and entrepreneur Ralph Heaton (AD 1755-AD 1832). Spanning from AD 1974 to AD 2003, the mint boasts a heritage exceeding two centuries. During this period, the Birmingham Mint had manufactured currency for governmental authorities in over 100 nations, such as Persia and Germany. In the 19th century AD, it was commissioned by the Guangdong Provincial Government to establish an advanced mint in the province of Guangdong, China. The mint’s original premises were located on Icknield Street in the Hockley district, which has since been transformed into a museum. The facility has relocated to Tyburn Road on Birmingham’s periphery and was acquired by JFT Law Ltd in AD 2003.

物件編號:A1358

年代: 公元 1889 年

材質: 黃銅

尺寸: 28.7 x 28.7 mm

製造地: 伯明罕鑄幣廠

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚鑄造於英國伯明罕鑄造廠的代幣，材料為黃銅， 為鑄造廠內部的安檢系統流通的代幣。

硬幣的正面中心印有 ICKNIELD ST BIRMINGHAM B18 6RX  021·236 7742，「ICKNIELD ST BIRMINGHAM」代表著鑄造廠的省份及街道，「B18 6RX 」 是英國的郵政號碼位於伯明罕的Hockley地區，021·236 7742則是工廠聯絡電話，其中「021」伯明罕早期的電話區號，在公元1955年更新為「0121」，外圍環繞的字體為「GUARDS C.I.T., INVESTIGATIONS . GENERAL SECURITY SERVICES」，為此公司的服務項目，包含「中轉、護送、調查及一般安全業務，另外「C.I.T.」 全名是「Cash-in-transit」，意思是實際上的銀行到銀行或是到金融機構的轉運。

硬幣的背面印有MINT SECURITY LIMITED以及YOU PAY的字樣，代表著這枚硬幣是屬於鑄造場安全管理機構的專用硬幣。

伯明罕鑄幣廠是歷史最悠久的私人鑄幣廠，由當時的工程師及企業家羅夫 ·希敦（Ralph Heaton AD 1755-AD 1832）創立，自公元1974年到公元2003年，已有超過200年的歷史。在這期間，伯明罕鑄幣廠已為超過100多個國家的政府鑄造硬幣，例如：波斯、德國，在後來的公元19世紀更是受到當時廣東省政府的委託，幫助中國在廣東省建立了當時先進的廣東省鑄幣廠。伯明罕鑄幣廠原先的場址座落於Icknield Street , Hockley 地區，現在已轉型成博物館，並遷移到位於伯明罕外圍的Tyburn Road，並且在公元2003年被JFT Law Ltd公司收購。