Obv: View of gate, ALDERS GATE . above, JACOBS BT. 1670 . in exergue. Rev: A cypher P S Co in center beaded circle, 1797 below, DEDICATED TO COLLECTORS OF MEDALS & COINS around. Edge: Plain.
Uncirculated. PCGS MS65RB. Cert. # 599848.65/33925264. Gem.
One of the ancient gates of London. Probably named after a group of Alder trees that once stood near the old gate. Badly damaged in the Great Fire of 1666, but later restored in 1670. The figure on horseback is that of King James I, with the Royal Arms above him.