Conder token

noun

A form of privately-minted token coinage struck and used during the late 18th century and early 19th century in Britain, fuelled by a shortage of small-denomination coins for everyday transactions.

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Meanings

nounConder token (plural Conder tokens)

plural Conder tokens

  1. historicalA form of privately-minted token coinage struck and used during the late 18th century and early 19th century in Britain, fuelled by a shortage of small-denomination coins for everyday transactions.

Origin

Named after James Conder (1761–1823), English numismatist who made a collection of the tokens.

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Conder token. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conder%20token

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“Conder token.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conder%20token. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Conder token,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Conder%20token.

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