This is a vintage MODERN money box made in an antique style made from cast iron commemorating the Prince and Princess of Wales.
It has been stamped with (in both Welsh and English):
Published by Museum of Childhood
Menai Bridge Anglesey
To celebrate the Royal Wedding of
H.R.H. Prince Charles and Lady Diana
29 July 1981.
It has been stamped with (in both Welsh and English):
Published by Museum of Childhood
Menai Bridge Anglesey
To celebrate the Royal Wedding of
H.R.H. Prince Charles and Lady Diana
29 July 1981.
There is also a little copper medal with their portrait on mounted in the centre.
It is also marked that this is number 31 of 1000 made.
Please see photographs provided for more details and visual confirmation of condition.
Normal signs of age and use wear including some surface scuffs and minor impact marks etc.
Normal signs of age and use wear including some surface scuffs and minor impact marks etc.
It measures approx. 6 and 3/4 inches tall x 4 and 1/8 inches x 1 and 1/2 inches. It weighs approx. 1.085 kilos... so heavy for its size.
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Scale is usually an English 1 penny coin which is 20mm in diameter which is just short of 7/8ths of an inch in diameter, or a universal Coke can, and we all know how big those are.
If you see A/F = a/f in the title or description it means "as found" condition which may have scuffs, scratches and damage. In relation to all my listings it does not mean " about fine ". I have used A/F for " as found " for 45 years.