Communion Token (Aberdeen)
Issuing Body
Holburn Church
Date1836
Object NameToken
Mediumpossibly tin
ClassificationsTokens
Dimensions28 x 22mm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS013654
Keywords
The quotation from the final chapter of John's Gospel is different from the usual biblical quotations on communion tokens. It is the question which Jesus, having risen from the dead and appeared before the Disciples, asked of Simon Peter.
Holburn Church, built in 1836 as the token informs us, was a solid-looking structure of dubious architectural merit. In 1843 the minister, Mr Mitchell, took most of the congregation with him when he joined the Free Church. As a result the following Sunday's collection at Holburn totalled one and a half pence!
