1800's British Regimental Copper Trade Token. Possibly Anglo-Zulu War.

1800's British Regimental Copper Trade Token. Possibly Anglo-Zulu War.

A 19th-century British military token. British regiments were stationed in South Africa throughout the 1800's during the Cape Frontier conflicts and later campaigns. The repeated R.E. stamping on both sides could plausibly refer to the Royal Engineers or another regiment with those initials, while the J.H. likely represents the initials of an individualpossibly a soldier, camp sutler, or local issuer associated with the unit. Its large and heavy sizeabout 36 mm in diameteris also consistent with trade or canteen tokens rather than circulating currency. During the 19th century, especially in colonial or military settings where small change was scarce, regiments and camp followers sometimes produced simple copper tokens for internal trade, mess payments, or credit use.