Numismatic definitions
Like most fields of expertise, numismatics has its own lingo. Find the numismatic definition of a term by entering it in the field below.
Cumberland Jack
Popular name for a counter or medalet of sovereign size, struck unofficially in 1837, in brass. The figure of St George was replaced by the Duke of Cumberland on horseback with the inscription 'To Hanover' a reference to the unpopular Duke of Cumberland, uncle of Queen Victoria, who succeeded to the Hanoverian throne since Victoria, as a female, was debarred by Salic law from inheritance.
