Series
Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage: Minutes, Correspondence and Coins
Catalogue reference: T 104
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T 104
Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of evidence, etc, of Thomas Spring-Rice, Lord Monteagle of Brandon; and letters patent appointing the Commissioners, Swiss decimal coins and the notebook and correspondence of Archibald Smith, Secretary to the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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T 104
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage: Minutes, Correspondence and Coins
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Date (When the record was created)
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1850-1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence, memoranda, minutes of evidence, etc, of Thomas Spring-Rice, Lord Monteagle of Brandon; and letters patent appointing the Commissioners, Swiss decimal coins and the notebook and correspondence of Archibald Smith, Secretary to the Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage.
The first two files of this series comprise correspondence, memoranda, minutes of evidence, etc. of Thomas Spring, first Lord Monteagle of Brandon, chairman of the Commission.
The remaining three files include the letters patent, Swiss decimal coins and the notebook and correspondence of Archibald Smith, secretary to the Commission.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage, 1855-1860
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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5 box(es)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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The first two files of this series were presented to the Treasury in 1936 by the surviving grandson of Thomas Spring first Lord Mounteagle of Brandon: Francis Spring4th Lord Monteagle of Brandon, 1852-1937
The remaining three files were presented to the Public Record Office in 1966 by the grandson of Archibald Smith Secretary to the Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage: Archibald Parker Smith, 1966-1966
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13841/
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Royal Commission on Decimal Coinage: Minutes, Correspondence and Coins