96 DORSET TOKENS AND MEDALS. 



44. ohv : Portraits of the King and Queen, to the right. 



"Edward VII. Alexandra. Crowned 1902. 

 June 26." 

 7'ev : " Borough of Bridport." The Arms of the Town 

 upon a square-topped shield. (Piate III., rev. 

 only.) 

 Copper; size, i*25in. 



Before bringing these notes to a close, I would add a reference 

 to some colonial brass coins that are associated with the name 

 and memory of Sir George Somers, of Lyme Regis. In 1609, 

 Somers landed on those islands in the West Indies, that after- 

 wards bore his name, and where he established a settlement or 

 colony. (Now the Bermudas.) About 161 5, the Virginia 

 Company, who were colonizing the islands under a charter from 

 James I., issued the two coins now described : 



45. obv : "Sommer Islands." A wild boar beneath the 



numerals "XII," 

 rev : A ship under sail ; St. George's cross at each mast 

 head. 

 Brass ; to pass for a shilling. 



46. The sixpence is similar but smaller, and reads "VI." 

 There are also two little pieces for 3d. and 2d. without any 

 inscription on the obverse ; the smaller denominations are so 

 rare as to be practically unobtainable. 



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