This note presents a very recent shilling token issued for Manchester Christmas Market, 2013. Correspondence at the time with the designing artist and Manchester City Council revealed the story behind the token. The market is still going strong, unlike most of the web pages used only a decade ago – a useful reminder that modern tokens need recording before they are forgotten.
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The Blog now has an update and corrections (18 December 2023) from Denis and Janet Martin, with a photograph of this year’s windmill.
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